Dzul-Rosado Karla, Lugo-Caballero Cesar, Arias-Leon Juan Jose, Pacheco-Tucuch Freddy, Peniche-Lara Gaspar, Zavala-Castro Jorge
Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases Laboratory of Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Colonia Centro, Mexico.
Inter-Institutional Unit of Epidemiologic and Clinical Research, Medicine Faculty, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Colonia Centro, Mexico.
J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2018 Jun 13;12(2):152-161. eCollection 2018 Jun.
Tick-borne diseases are caused by several pathogens whose transmission could be associated to the life conditions of communities settled in endemic areas. We aimed to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to the exposition and prevention of tick-borne diseases among people living in a typical Mayan community of Yucatan, Mexico between Dec 2012 and May 2013.
A directed survey was applied to 212 (100%) householders (women and men) from Teabo, Yucatan, Mexico. Answers and field notes were recorded and analyzed with central statistics.
People have been bitten at least once in the community, but the majority of them consider those bites innocuous. In addition, people do not consider prevention measures, and only a few mentioned the use of some chemicals on their backyards.
This study found little awareness among the participants regarding the importance and the transmission of these diseases even though they possess a vast knowledge regarding ticks. Therefore, educational strategies and prevention programs that include these habits for its modification are required to minimize the exposition to the vectors.
蜱传疾病由多种病原体引起，其传播可能与流行地区社区的生活条件有关。我们旨在确定2012年12月至2013年5月期间生活在墨西哥尤卡坦半岛一个典型玛雅社区的人们在蜱传疾病暴露与预防方面的知识、态度和行为。
对墨西哥尤卡坦州特亚博的212名（100%）住户（男性和女性）进行了定向调查。记录答案和实地笔记，并采用集中统计方法进行分析。
社区中的人们至少被叮咬过一次，但大多数人认为这些叮咬无害。此外，人们不考虑预防措施，只有少数人提到在自家后院使用某些化学品。
本研究发现，尽管参与者对蜱虫有丰富的知识，但他们对这些疾病的重要性和传播的认识却很少。因此，需要开展教育策略和预防项目，包括改变这些习惯，以尽量减少与传播媒介的接触。
