Arikan Inci, Kasifoglu Nilgün, Metintas Selma, Kalyoncu Cemalettin
Public Health Department, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, 26480, Meselik, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Trop Anim Health Prod. 2010 Apr;42(4):669-75. doi: 10.1007/s11250-009-9474-9. Epub 2009 Oct 31.
The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge, beliefs, and practices of a population living in a rural area in regards to tick bites and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). The study was conducted in a rural area located in Central Anatolia in the region of Eskişehir. A total of 1,500 individuals aged 20 years and older chosen by a stratified random sample were enrolled. A questionnaire was administered in person. In 264 (17.4%) participants, there was a history of being bitten by a tick. This rate was higher in older persons, males, married persons, and farmers. The most commonly reported protective behavior was wearing long sleeves and long pants when wandering in rural areas (65.1% of participants). The least commonly reported behavior was using insect repellent on skin or clothes (3.3% of participants). Only 799 participants (54%) had heard about CCHF as a disease associated with ticks. Females, those with primary school education, housewives, and male farmers had a high frequency of having heard about CCHF. Tick bites and CCHF are important public health problems, yet the current knowledge of these problems is not sufficient in populations living in rural areas of the Middle Anatolian Region of Turkey.
本研究的目的是确定生活在农村地区的人群关于蜱虫叮咬和克里米亚-刚果出血热（CCHF）的知识、信念及行为。该研究在位于埃斯基谢希尔地区安纳托利亚中部的一个农村地区开展。通过分层随机抽样选取了总共1500名20岁及以上的个体参与研究。亲自发放问卷进行调查。在264名（17.4%）参与者中，有被蜱虫叮咬的病史。这一比例在老年人、男性、已婚者和农民中更高。最常报告的防护行为是在农村地区闲逛时穿长袖衣服和长裤（65.1%的参与者）。最不常报告的行为是在皮肤或衣服上使用驱虫剂（3.3%的参与者）。只有799名参与者（54%）听说过CCHF是一种与蜱虫相关的疾病。女性、小学文化程度者、家庭主妇和男性农民听说过CCHF的频率较高。蜱虫叮咬和CCHF是重要的公共卫生问题，但在土耳其中安纳托利亚地区农村地区的人群中，目前对这些问题的了解并不充分。
