Level of Knowledge and Risk Factors for Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Mining Area of Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Joint Authors

Margonari, Carina
Menezes, Júlia Alves
Mayr de Lima Carvalho, Gustavo
Miranda, Júlia Bahia
Furtado de Sousa, Fabrizio
Rêgo, Felipe Dutra
Campos, Aldenise Martins
Monteiro, Carolina Cunha
Madureira, Ana Paula
Andrade Filho, José Dilermando

Source

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases

Issue

Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-10, 10 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2020-11-20

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

10

Main Subjects

Diseases
Medicine

Abstract EN

Aiming to optimize and adjust leishmaniasis prevention and control measures for the resident population of Pains, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a structured questionnaire containing conceptual questions and questions about household characteristics was used to evaluate knowledge level and exposure risk.

A total of 396 individuals were interviewed revealing unscientific and fragmented knowledge about the subject for most of the studied population.

The female population was found to have 1.68 times more chance of knowing about the disease than the male population, while highly educated individuals were found to have 2.92 times more chances of knowing about leishmaniasis compared to basic educated individuals.

All of the respondents reported the presence of, at least, one risk factor, while ages ≥40 years were considered a protective factor compared to younger ages, indicating that older individuals are more likely to recognize risks and protect themselves against leishmaniasis.

These results will contribute to the production of didactic materials for the population with respect to their previous knowledge and will provide a basis for control and prophylactic measures.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Margonari, Carina& Menezes, Júlia Alves& Mayr de Lima Carvalho, Gustavo& Miranda, Júlia Bahia& Furtado de Sousa, Fabrizio& Rêgo, Felipe Dutra…[et al.]. 2020. Level of Knowledge and Risk Factors for Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Mining Area of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174344

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Margonari, Carina…[et al.]. Level of Knowledge and Risk Factors for Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Mining Area of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174344

American Medical Association (AMA)

Margonari, Carina& Menezes, Júlia Alves& Mayr de Lima Carvalho, Gustavo& Miranda, Júlia Bahia& Furtado de Sousa, Fabrizio& Rêgo, Felipe Dutra…[et al.]. Level of Knowledge and Risk Factors for Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Mining Area of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174344

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1174344