Awareness of visceral leishmaniasis and its relationship to canine infection in riverside endemic areas in Northeastern Brazil
Introduction An awareness of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is necessary to encourage the population to participate in prevention and control in collaboration with more efficient, centrally organized health programs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of the riverside population regard...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:301dd358d3234d0591f5eb33c5e30749 2023-05-15T15:11:59+02:00 Awareness of visceral leishmaniasis and its relationship to canine infection in riverside endemic areas in Northeastern Brazil Kalidia Felipe de Lima Costa Sthenia Santos Albano Amóra Camila Fernandes de Amorim Couto Celeste da Silva Freitas de Souza Luanna Fernandes Silva Luiz Ney d'Escoffier Maressa Laíse Reginaldo de Sousa Thais Aparecida Kazimoto 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0167-2014 https://doaj.org/article/301dd358d3234d0591f5eb33c5e30749 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000500607&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0167-2014 https://doaj.org/article/301dd358d3234d0591f5eb33c5e30749 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 47, Iss 5, Pp 607-612 (2014) Visceral leishmaniasis Risk factor Owner Dog Leishmaniasis knowledge Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0167-2014 2022-12-31T03:00:14Z Introduction An awareness of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is necessary to encourage the population to participate in prevention and control in collaboration with more efficient, centrally organized health programs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of the riverside population regarding VL and the association between awareness and the prevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL). Methods In total, 71 people living in riverside areas in the City of Mossoró in State of Rio Grande do Norte participated of the study, and 71 dogs were tested for CVL by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Association analysis of several variables related to knowledge of the riverside population regarding CVL positivity was performed, yielding odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI), and significance was determined using chi-square (χ2) and Fisher's exact tests. Results Among individuals whose dogs tested positive for CVL, 60% did not know the cure for CVL, and these subjects were three times more likely to have a dog test positive for CVL than those who were aware the cure for CVL. Knowledge of CVL cure was the only variable that remained in the logistic model after the successive removal of variables, with an adjusted OR of 3.11 (95%CI: 1.1-8,799; p=0.032). Conclusions Insufficient awareness regarding VL in riverside areas with CVL-positive dogs was associated with increased rates of canine infection, which suggests that changes in habits and the adoption of attitudes and preventive practices may contribute to the control and prevention of this disease. This study reinforces the need to invest in better health education programs regarding VL. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 47 5 607 612 |
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Introduction An awareness of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is necessary to encourage the population to participate in prevention and control in collaboration with more efficient, centrally organized health programs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of the riverside population regarding VL and the association between awareness and the prevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL). Methods In total, 71 people living in riverside areas in the City of Mossoró in State of Rio Grande do Norte participated of the study, and 71 dogs were tested for CVL by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Association analysis of several variables related to knowledge of the riverside population regarding CVL positivity was performed, yielding odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI), and significance was determined using chi-square (χ2) and Fisher's exact tests. Results Among individuals whose dogs tested positive for CVL, 60% did not know the cure for CVL, and these subjects were three times more likely to have a dog test positive for CVL than those who were aware the cure for CVL. Knowledge of CVL cure was the only variable that remained in the logistic model after the successive removal of variables, with an adjusted OR of 3.11 (95%CI: 1.1-8,799; p=0.032). Conclusions Insufficient awareness regarding VL in riverside areas with CVL-positive dogs was associated with increased rates of canine infection, which suggests that changes in habits and the adoption of attitudes and preventive practices may contribute to the control and prevention of this disease. This study reinforces the need to invest in better health education programs regarding VL. |
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Kalidia Felipe de Lima Costa Sthenia Santos Albano Amóra Camila Fernandes de Amorim Couto Celeste da Silva Freitas de Souza Luanna Fernandes Silva Luiz Ney d'Escoffier Maressa Laíse Reginaldo de Sousa Thais Aparecida Kazimoto |
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Kalidia Felipe de Lima Costa Sthenia Santos Albano Amóra Camila Fernandes de Amorim Couto Celeste da Silva Freitas de Souza Luanna Fernandes Silva Luiz Ney d'Escoffier Maressa Laíse Reginaldo de Sousa Thais Aparecida Kazimoto |
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Awareness of visceral leishmaniasis and its relationship to canine infection in riverside endemic areas in Northeastern Brazil |
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Awareness of visceral leishmaniasis and its relationship to canine infection in riverside endemic areas in Northeastern Brazil |
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Awareness of visceral leishmaniasis and its relationship to canine infection in riverside endemic areas in Northeastern Brazil |
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Awareness of visceral leishmaniasis and its relationship to canine infection in riverside endemic areas in Northeastern Brazil |
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