Household knowledge, practice and treatment seeking behaviors towards cutaneous leishmaniasis in the endemic rural communities of Ganta- afeshum district, Tigrai, northern Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study.

IF 2.4 Q3 INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Kebede Tesfay, Fitsum Mardu, Brhane Berhe, Hadush Negash, Haftom Legese, Gebre Adhanom, Getachew Belay, Aderajew Gebrewahid, Shinesh Tesfay, Zenawi Hagos Gufue
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Abstract

Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic to Ethiopia. However, the prevention and control efforts of leishmaniasis remain unfocused with clear knowledge and practice gaps within the country. Thus, a house to house survey has been carried out to assess the knowledge, practice and treatment-seeking behavior of households towards cutaneous leishmaniasis in the rural communities of Tigrai region, northern Ethiopia.

Methods: A community-based cross-sectional house-to-house survey was conducted in two selected rural villages of Ganta-afeshum district, Tigrai, northern Ethiopia in 2019. A simple random sampling technique was employed to select the participants. Household heads were interviewed using a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire. Epi info version 7.0 was used for data entry and the data were imported to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Chi-square test (χ2) was used to test the association between the independent variables and the knowledge and practice status of the study participants. P-value < 0.05 was used to declare a statistically significant association among the variables.

Results: In our study, most of the participants (78%) stated that cutaneous leishmaniasis is a health problem in the area. Three hundred eighty (99.5%) participants responded that the most common clinical presentation of cutaneous leishmaniasis is a lesion on the face. All of the study participants did not know the mode of cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission, and had never heard of the sand fly. A majority of the participants were unaware of the main prevention methods for cutaneous leishmaniasis. Lastly, traditional medicine was used in 90% of the study households with a previous history for cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Conclusion: There is a lack of awareness regarding the transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ganta-afeshum, Ethiopia, where the majority of individuals are unfamiliar with the sand fly vector. Prevention methods for cutaneous leishmaniasis were unavailable among the community. Therefore, health education programs concerning cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission, prevention, and treatment in the area should be rigorously implemented.

2019年埃塞俄比亚北部Tigrai Ganta- afeshum地区流行农村社区家庭对皮肤利什曼病的知识、实践和寻求治疗行为:一项横断面研究
背景:皮肤利什曼病是埃塞俄比亚的地方病。然而,利什曼病的预防和控制工作仍然没有重点,国内存在明显的知识和实践差距。因此,在埃塞俄比亚北部蒂格雷地区的农村社区,进行了一项挨家挨户的调查,以评估家庭对皮肤利什曼病的知识、实践和寻求治疗的行为。采用简单的随机抽样技术来选择参与者。使用预先测试的半结构化问卷对户主进行了访谈。使用Epi-info 7.0版进行数据输入,并将数据导入SPSS 23版进行分析。卡方检验(χ2)用于检验自变量与研究参与者的知识和实践状况之间的相关性。P值结果:在我们的研究中,大多数参与者(78%)表示皮肤利什曼病是该地区的一个健康问题。三百八十名(99.5%)参与者回答说,皮肤利什曼病最常见的临床表现是面部病变。所有的研究参与者都不知道皮肤利什曼病的传播方式,也从未听说过沙蝇。大多数参与者不知道皮肤利什曼病的主要预防方法。最后,90%有皮肤利什曼病病史的研究家庭使用了传统药物。结论:埃塞俄比亚Ganta afeshum对皮肤利什曼病的传播缺乏认识,那里的大多数人都不熟悉沙蝇媒介。社区中没有皮肤利什曼病的预防方法。因此,应严格执行该地区有关皮肤利什曼病传播、预防和治疗的健康教育计划。
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审稿时长
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期刊介绍: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines is an open access journal that considers basic, translational and applied research, as well as reviews and commentary, related to the prevention and management of healthcare and diseases in international travelers. Given the changes in demographic trends of travelers globally, as well as the epidemiological transitions which many countries are experiencing, the journal considers non-infectious problems including chronic disease among target populations of interest as well as infectious diseases.
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