Attitudes towards Chagas' disease in an endemic Brazilian community
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Resumo: | Chagas' disease remains a major public health concern throughout much of Latin America. In Brazil, segments of the population experience Trypanosoma cruzi infection rates as high as 65%, indicating that control programs are still needed. Few data are available concerning people's health beliefs related to Chagas' disease in heavily infected populations. Such health beliefs may significantly impact the effectiveness of intervention schemes. The purpose of this study was to assess health beliefs related to Chagas' disease in a population experiencing high infection rates with the causal parasite. The focal population for the study consisted of the residents of Posse, a rural community in the State of Goiás. The results indicate that a majority of the population had a high degree of knowledge about Chagas' disease and the vector involved in its transmission. These findings indicate that control programs conducted by the Brazilian Ministry of Health have included effective educational components. |
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Attitudes towards Chagas' disease in an endemic Brazilian communityKnowledge/AttitudesKnowledge/PracticeTrypanosoma cruziChagas DiseaseChagas' disease remains a major public health concern throughout much of Latin America. In Brazil, segments of the population experience Trypanosoma cruzi infection rates as high as 65%, indicating that control programs are still needed. Few data are available concerning people's health beliefs related to Chagas' disease in heavily infected populations. Such health beliefs may significantly impact the effectiveness of intervention schemes. The purpose of this study was to assess health beliefs related to Chagas' disease in a population experiencing high infection rates with the causal parasite. The focal population for the study consisted of the residents of Posse, a rural community in the State of Goiás. The results indicate that a majority of the population had a high degree of knowledge about Chagas' disease and the vector involved in its transmission. These findings indicate that control programs conducted by the Brazilian Ministry of Health have included effective educational components.Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz1999-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X1999000100002Cadernos de Saúde Pública v.15 n.1 1999reponame:Cadernos de Saúde Públicainstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)instacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0102-311X1999000100002info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessWilliams-Blangero,SarahVandeBerg,John L.Teixeira,Antonio R. L.eng2001-08-15T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-311X1999000100002Revistahttp://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/csp/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br||cadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br1678-44640102-311Xopendoar:2001-08-15T00:00Cadernos de Saúde Pública - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)false |
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Attitudes towards Chagas' disease in an endemic Brazilian community |
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Attitudes towards Chagas' disease in an endemic Brazilian community |
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Attitudes towards Chagas' disease in an endemic Brazilian community Williams-Blangero,Sarah Knowledge/Attitudes Knowledge/Practice Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas Disease |
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Attitudes towards Chagas' disease in an endemic Brazilian community |
title_full |
Attitudes towards Chagas' disease in an endemic Brazilian community |
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Attitudes towards Chagas' disease in an endemic Brazilian community |
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Attitudes towards Chagas' disease in an endemic Brazilian community |
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Attitudes towards Chagas' disease in an endemic Brazilian community |
author |
Williams-Blangero,Sarah |
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Williams-Blangero,Sarah VandeBerg,John L. Teixeira,Antonio R. L. |
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VandeBerg,John L. Teixeira,Antonio R. L. |
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Williams-Blangero,Sarah VandeBerg,John L. Teixeira,Antonio R. L. |
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Knowledge/Attitudes Knowledge/Practice Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas Disease |
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Knowledge/Attitudes Knowledge/Practice Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas Disease |
description |
Chagas' disease remains a major public health concern throughout much of Latin America. In Brazil, segments of the population experience Trypanosoma cruzi infection rates as high as 65%, indicating that control programs are still needed. Few data are available concerning people's health beliefs related to Chagas' disease in heavily infected populations. Such health beliefs may significantly impact the effectiveness of intervention schemes. The purpose of this study was to assess health beliefs related to Chagas' disease in a population experiencing high infection rates with the causal parasite. The focal population for the study consisted of the residents of Posse, a rural community in the State of Goiás. The results indicate that a majority of the population had a high degree of knowledge about Chagas' disease and the vector involved in its transmission. These findings indicate that control programs conducted by the Brazilian Ministry of Health have included effective educational components. |
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1999 |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz |
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