关于梅胡纳土著社区疟疾传播和预防的知识,态度和做法:秘鲁亚马逊地区的定性研究
Kathryn M Hogan1, Michael Gilmore2, Graziella P McCarron2
1Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Malaria journal
|October 18, 2024
概括
在秘鲁的Maijuna土著社区中,疟疾预防知识各不相同. 虽然床上用网被接受,但关于传播的困惑仍然存在,这凸显了对文化敏感的卫生计划的需要.
科学领域:
- 全球健康 全球健康
- 热带医学 热带医学
- 公共卫生干预 公共卫生干预
背景情况:
- 秘鲁的流行疟疾传播率较低,其中84%的病例发生在洛雷托州的偏远社区.
- 干预措施的重点是河流社区土著居民的预防行为.
- 疟疾信仰受到当地知识的影响,可能将其视为生活中不可避免的方面.
研究的目的:
- 探索有关预防疟疾的知识,态度和实践.
- 了解秘鲁洛雷托的Maijuna土著人的疟疾相关信仰.
主要方法:
- 一个探索性案例研究,使用西班牙语的半结构化访谈.
- 在2019年2月至3月期间在秘鲁洛雷托州的苏库萨里举行.
- 包括疟疾快速诊断测试 (RDT) 和随后的PCR测试.
主要成果:
- 33名社区成员接受了采访;31人通过RDT和PCR检测出疟疾阴性.
- 识别了有关疟疾预防方法的不同知识.
- 观察到有关疟疾传播的混乱,但接受床上网作为一种规范,并相信药物的疗效.
结论:
- 文化共,基于社区的健康计划对于医疗服务有限的地区至关重要.
- 分享的叙述可以为未来的疟疾研究和秘鲁亚马逊地区的干预提供信息.
- 解决围绕疟疾传播的混乱问题对于有效的公共卫生战略至关重要.
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