Alves Adorama Candido, Fabbro Amaury Lelis Dal, Passos Afonso Dinis Costa, Carneiro Ariadne Fernanda Tesarin Mendes, Jorge Tatiane Martins, Martinez Edson Zangiacomi
Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Divisão de Fonoaudiologia, Departamento de Oftalmologia, Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia da Cabeça e Pescoço, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2016 Apr;49(2):222-6. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0240-2015.
This study investigated the knowledge of users of primary healthcare services living in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, about dengue and its vector.
A cross-sectional survey of 605 people was conducted following a major dengue outbreak in 2013.
Participants with higher levels of education were more likely to identify correctly the vector of the disease.
The results emphasize the relevance of health education programs, the continuous promotion of educational campaigns in the media, the role of the television as a source of information, and the importance of motivating the population to control the vector.
本研究调查了居住在巴西里贝朗普雷图的初级医疗服务使用者对登革热及其病媒的了解情况。
在2013年一次重大登革热疫情爆发后,对605人进行了横断面调查。
受教育程度较高的参与者更有可能正确识别该疾病的病媒。
研究结果强调了健康教育项目的相关性、在媒体上持续开展教育活动的重要性、电视作为信息来源的作用以及激励民众控制病媒的重要性。