Onyeneho Nkechi, Okeibunor Joseph, Igwe Ijeoma, Aronu Ngozi Idemili, Diallo Amadou Baïlo, Diarra Tieman, Rodrigue Barry, Yao Michel N'da Konan, Djingarey Mamoudou Harouna, Fall Ibrahima Socé
University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
World Health Organization.
J Immunol Sci. 2023 May 12;Suppl 3:69-80. doi: 10.29245/2578-3009/2023/S3.1112.
We explored the perceptions and representations of diseases in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo to identify perceived obstacles regarding responses to the country 's Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak using a mix-methods approach. We surveyed a representative sample including 800 adults aged 18 years and older, held in-depth interviews with 17 community leaders, and conducted 10 focus group discussions with community members (using same-sex interviewers/discussion leaders). The results revealed the existence of several health conditions among members of the two communities. Locals consider nearly 80 of these ailments as untreatable by orthodox medicines and methods, even when symptoms are similar to EVD. Creating awareness must be considered a critical goal of community education to further educate these populations about EVD and other health problems and their respective treatments.
我们采用混合方法，对刚果民主共和国北基伍省和伊图里省的疾病认知和表现进行了探究，以确定在应对该国埃博拉病毒病（EVD）疫情方面存在的认知障碍。我们调查了一个具有代表性的样本，包括800名18岁及以上的成年人，与17名社区领袖进行了深入访谈，并与社区成员进行了10次焦点小组讨论（使用同性访谈员/讨论负责人）。结果显示，这两个社区的成员中存在多种健康状况。当地人认为，其中近80种疾病无法用传统药物和方法治疗，即使症状与埃博拉病毒病相似。必须将提高认识视为社区教育的一个关键目标，以便进一步向这些人群宣传埃博拉病毒病和其他健康问题及其各自的治疗方法。
