Basic knowledge about visceral leishmaniasis before and after educational intervention among primary health care professionals in Midwestern Brazil

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Amanda Gabriela de Carvalho, Isaac Alves, Larissa Marquiori Borges, Laura Bordignon Spessatto, Ludiele Souza Castro, João Gabriel Guimarães Luz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2021
• Subjects: Kala Azar; Awareness; Health education; Primary health care; Family health strategy; Visceral leishmaniasis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Azar
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946202163056; https://doaj.org/article/80fadd1fbeec46e395bf8b8b1a48b515

ABSTRACT Health education and training of primary health care (PHC) professionals are highly recommended to reduce the occurrence and lethality of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). This study assessed the impact of an educational intervention on the basic knowledge about visceral leishmaniasis (VL) among...