埃塞俄比亚索多区皮肤莱什曼病的知识,态度和预防实践
Lina Gazu1, Zerish Zethu Nkosi2, Nigatu Kebede3
1Animal Health and Zoonotic Disease Research Unit, Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. linag4812@gmail.com.
在埃塞俄比亚,社区对皮肤莱什曼病 (CL) 的认识和预防实践显示出重大差距,特别是在载体生物学和传播方面. 有针对性的健康教育对于改善对抗这个被忽视的热带疾病的知识,态度和做法至关重要.
科学领域:
- 热带医学是一种热带医学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 皮肤莱什曼病 (Cutaneous Leishmaniasis,CL) 是埃塞俄比亚的一个重大公共卫生问题,导致病率和社会耻辱.
- 关于索多区的CL的社区意识和预防行为并未得到充分理解.
- 了解知识,态度和实践 (KAP) 对有效的控制策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估与埃塞俄比亚索多地区皮肤莱什曼病 (CL) 相关的知识,态度和实践 (KAP).
- 调查社区对CL传播,载体生物学和风险感知的理解.
- 确定与KAP水平相关的因素以及这些领域之间的相互关系.
主要方法:
- 在埃塞俄比亚南部的索多区进行了一项横截面描述性研究.
- 对423个系统地选择的家庭进行了结构化,预测的问卷调查.
- 用描述性分析和后勤回归来分析KAP数据和相关的社会人口统计变量.
主要成果:
- 在适度比例的参与者中,观察到令人满意的知识 (61.9%),有利的态度 (53.4%) 和良好的预防实践 (50.4%).
- 在了解CL传播,致病原体和沙媒介生物学方面存在重大差距.
- 与CL受影响的个体的个人接触是更好的KAP的重要预测因素,KAP域与积极相关.
结论:
- 在Sodo区,社区对CL的认识和预防实践仍然存在重大差距,特别是在载体生物学方面.
- 迫切需要有针对性的,基于证据的健康教育干预措施来改善知识,态度和实践.
- 建议以社区为基础的计划,学校外展和与健康推广服务的整合来减少CL传播.
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