The awareness of diseases caused by parasites, methods of prevention, and their relationship to the educational level

Abstract EN

Parasitic infections are the most prevalent diseases in the world, predominantly in developing countries.

This study aimed to learn about Libyans' awareness of parasites and their prevention, as well as the relationship between educational level and awareness.

Material and Methods : A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted A set of 11 questions, including questions on knowledge and awareness of the mode of transmission of vector-borne diseases among the general population.

The questions were uploaded to Google Forms.

Results : the Frequency and percentage of the independent variables showed that females were 225 (83.3%), Males 51 (16.7%), ages between 15 and 65, The highest level of education for university graduates is 173 (56.5%), and the lowest percentage of students in high school is 6 (2.0%), As for the job, it was higher for 93 (30.4 %), and the number and proportions of answers to questions about parasite awareness and the resulting diseases and ways of preventing them, where the highest percentage is Yes, in Libya's daily practices of buying vegetables and drinking water, the highest percentage was for drinking mineral water (171) (55.9 %), the source of vegetables was Greenery Market (165) (53.9%), and the highest percentage was for those who were not infected (183) (59.8%), followed by intestinal infection (63) (20.6%), skin infection (59) (19.3%), and sexual infection (0.3).

There is a strong relationship between the Education Level and knowledge p-value (0.002 <0.005), X2 (105.463), and R (0.178**), but there is no relationship between the education level behavior p-value (0.741 > 0.005), R (0.019), and X2 (32.670).

Conclusion : There is a strong correlation between the level of education and the extent to which Libyan citizens are educated about parasite-borne diseases, methods of infection, and methods of prevention.