Assessment of the knowledge, attitude, and practice related to visceral leishmaniasis among residents of Al-Suwaira city, Wasit Governorate, Middle East of Iraq.

Q2 Medicine Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene Pub Date : 2022-10-27 eCollection Date: 2022-01-01 DOI:10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2022.63.3.2573
Manal Hadi Ghaffoori Kanaan, Israa Dawood Salim, Ahmad M Tarek, Sura Saad Abdullah
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Introduction: It is important to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) related to visceral leishmaniasis (VL) to implement an effective control program. Hence, this study aimed to highlight KAP among residents of Al-Suwaira city in Wasit Governorate, Middle East of Iraq.

Methods: During March to May 2021, a cross-sectional study was done on 121 randomly selected residents. A normal self-administered questionnaire was used to measure KAP. Descriptive analysis was used to present the results.

Results: Overall, participants indicated average knowledge towards VL. However, the incubation period of VL (23.9%), the symptoms of VL (57.9%), and the diseases' transmission ways (54.5%) were recognized as knowledge gaps. Participants had a positive attitude towards VL, as the majority of them (more than 70.0%) agreed that VL causes health problems in local populations and local communities should be actively involved in the fight against VL. Also, the majority of participants agreed that VL is a treatable disease. Regarding the practice towards VL, 110 (90.9%) participants had taken preventive measures against sand fly bites. The majority of respondents (44.6%) chose cleanliness as a preventive measure. The main sources of information that participants used to learn about the disease were the Internet (57.0%) and television (19.8%).

Conclusion: Overall, participants had good knowledge, positive attitudes, and good practice when it came to VL prevention. However, there were also some gaps. Hence, it is recommended that knowledge-based strategies be strengthened and implemented consistently to raise awareness among residents in the region.

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评估伊拉克中东部瓦西特省苏韦拉市居民对内脏利什曼病的认识、态度和做法。
简介:评估与内脏利什曼病(VL)相关的知识、态度和实践(KAP)对于实施有效的控制计划非常重要。因此,本研究旨在强调伊拉克中东部瓦西特省苏韦拉市居民的 KAP:方法:2021 年 3 月至 5 月期间,对随机抽取的 121 名居民进行了横断面研究。采用普通自填式问卷对 KAP 进行测量。研究结果采用描述性分析:总体而言,参与者对 VL 的了解程度一般。结果:总体而言,参与者对 VL 的了解一般,但对 VL 的潜伏期(23.9%)、VL 的症状(57.9%)和疾病的传播途径(54.5%)的了解存在差距。大多数参与者(超过 70.0%)都认为 VL 会给当地居民带来健康问题,因此当地社区应积极参与 VL 的防治工作。此外,大多数参与者都认为 VL 是一种可以治疗的疾病。关于对 VL 的做法,110 名参与者(90.9%)采取了预防沙蝇叮咬的措施。大多数受访者(44.6%)选择清洁作为预防措施。参与者了解该疾病的主要信息来源是互联网(57.0%)和电视(19.8%):总体而言,参与者在预防 VL 方面具有良好的知识、积极的态度和良好的做法。但也存在一些不足。因此,建议加强并持续实施以知识为基础的策略,以提高该地区居民的意识。
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