Laboratoire de la Géo-biodiversité et Patrimoine Naturel, centre GEOPAC, institut scientifique-Rabat, Université Mohamed V. Maroc.
Institut Scientifique, Rabat, Maroc.
East Mediterr Health J. 2021 Sep 21;27(9):911-917. doi: 10.26719/2021.27.9.911.
Sandflies are active vectors of several diseases, including leishmaniasis, which Morocco hopes to eliminate by 2030. Despite efforts to limit their spread, they still remain a public health problem in the country, as the behaviour of individuals in relation to sandflies plays an important role in the sustainability of the epidemiological cycle.
To explore and determine the knowledge and behaviours related to sandfly diseases.
A quantitative method was adopted using a questionnaire assisted by a personal interview. Based on the epidemiological situation of leishmaniasis cases reported in recent years in Al-Hajeb province, we conducted a field survey among 281 persons in April and May 2019 residing in the communities where the cases of the disease are registered.
61.6% of Moroccans know sandflies by the name "Chniwla"; 44.1% thought that sandflies do not transmit diseases; 41.3% thought they multiplied in contaminated water; 52.7% thought sandfly bites could not be avoided; and 6.4% recognized the role of individuals in the fight against vectors.
The need to raise public awareness of the risks of sandflies, using the popular concepts obtained to simplify scientific terms and formulate targeted health education strategies that make the individual an active player in vector control.
沙蝇是几种疾病的活跃传播媒介，包括利什曼病，摩洛哥希望到 2030 年消除这种疾病。尽管已经做出努力来限制其传播，但它们仍然是该国的一个公共卫生问题，因为个人与沙蝇有关的行为在流行病学循环的可持续性方面起着重要作用。
探索和确定与沙蝇疾病相关的知识和行为。
采用定量方法，通过个人访谈辅助问卷调查。根据近年来在 Al-Hajeb 省报告的利什曼病病例的流行病学情况，我们于 2019 年 4 月至 5 月在登记有该疾病病例的社区中对 281 名居民进行了实地调查。
61.6%的摩洛哥人知道沙蝇的名字是“Chniwla”；44.1%的人认为沙蝇不会传播疾病；41.3%的人认为它们在受污染的水中繁殖；52.7%的人认为无法避免沙蝇叮咬；6.4%的人认识到个人在防治病媒方面的作用。
需要提高公众对沙蝇风险的认识，利用获得的流行概念来简化科学术语，并制定有针对性的健康教育策略，使个人成为病媒控制的积极参与者。
