Khan, W. and Khan, I. and Ullah, H. and Zain, S.N.M. and Panhwar, W.A. and Mehmood, S.A. and Ahmed, S. and Siyal, G.B. and Ahmad, M.S. and Shah, M. and Rafique, T. and Ali, N. and Salim, M. and Hussain, A. (2022) Cutaneous leishmaniasis–awareness, knowledge and practices among general population in rural and urban areas in Malakand region, Pakistan; Leishmaniose cutânea-conscientização, conhecimentos e práticas entre a população em geral nas áreas rurais e urbanas da região de Malakand, Paquistão. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 82. ISSN 1678-4375, DOI https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.238665.
Full text not available from this repository.Abstract
Malakand region is an endemic area for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). However, there are limited number of studies of this disease in Pakistan. Therefore, a study was conducted to understand the level of awareness attitude and practice among the residents of Makaland towards CL and the disease vectors. This study adopted a cross-sectional approach with a total of 400 respondents (n=93 rural and n= 307 urban). Overall, the population in Malakand region (61.2) were well-informed in the role of sand fly in transmitting diseases, but most lack knowledge on the vector’s behavior and almost a quarter (24.5) were unable to provide knowledge on proper control measures. Alarmingly, the practice and attitudes of the general population was not satisfactory as close to half (49.8) of the population did adopt any control method. This study calls for increase in awareness through health education campaign to reduce the risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreaks in the future. © 2022, Instituto Internacional de Ecologia. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | None |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Animals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous; Pakistan; Psychodidae; Rural Population; Urban Population; animal; Attitude to health; Cross-sectional study; Human; Pakistan; Psychodidae; Rural population; Skin leishmaniasis; Urban population |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science Faculty of Science > Department of Chemistry |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Oct 2023 04:21 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Oct 2023 04:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/43170 |
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