Santos Adriano José Dos, Lima Shirley Verônica Melo Almeida, Sousa Alvaro Francisco Lopes de, Vasconcelos Dos Santos Aytana, Santos Israel Gomes de Amorim, Bezerra Santos Márcio, Feitosa Vera Lucia Corrêa, Santos Allan Dantas Dos, Primão Juliana Cristina Magnani, Andrade Denise de, Silva José Rodrigo Santos
Post-Graduation Programme in Parasitic Biology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, Brazil.
Post-Graduation Programme in Nursing, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, Brazil.
Trop Med Infect Dis. 2023 Jan 3;8(1):34. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed8010034.
We analyzed the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of schistosomiasis mansoni prevention in an endemic area of Brazil. This cross-sectional study was conducted between March and May 2021, with 412 participants living in the municipality of Feira Grande, Alagoas, Brazil. Data collection occurred through visits to the Health Center Urbano II and Massapê, through an interview with a structured questionnaire to identify the levels of KAP regarding schistosomiasis prevention. Of all respondents, 70.87% lived in rural areas, 22.66% reported a history of past schistosomiasis and 52.71% never participated in schistosomiasis control program actions. Factors associated with better KAP scores were being part of an older age group, not using rainwater and having no history of past schistosomiasis. Specifically, among the domains, attitude was the highest score and knowledge was the lowest. Participation in a health intervention program, knowing someone who had schistosomiasis and having been informed through a public health program seemed to have an important impact on the population's KAP. Our results contributed to broadening perceptions about schistosomiasis prevention, highlighting the positive impacts that health programs and interventions have on disease control.
我们分析了巴西一个血吸虫病流行地区曼氏血吸虫病预防的知识、态度和实践（KAP）情况。这项横断面研究于2021年3月至5月进行，研究对象为居住在巴西阿拉戈斯州费拉格兰德市的412名参与者。通过走访乌尔巴诺二世卫生中心和马萨佩，采用结构化问卷进行访谈以确定预防血吸虫病的KAP水平来收集数据。在所有受访者中，70.87%生活在农村地区，22.66%报告有既往血吸虫病史，52.71%从未参与过血吸虫病防治项目行动。与较高KAP得分相关的因素包括属于年龄较大的群体、不使用雨水以及无既往血吸虫病史。具体而言，在各个领域中，态度得分最高，知识得分最低。参与健康干预项目、认识血吸虫病患者以及通过公共卫生项目获得信息似乎对人群的KAP有重要影响。我们的研究结果有助于拓宽对血吸虫病预防的认识，突出健康项目和干预措施对疾病控制的积极影响。
