Cutaneous leishmaniasis–Awareness, knowledge and practices among general population in rural and urban areas in Malakand region, Pakistan
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Summary: | Abstract Malakand region is an endemic area for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). However, there are limited number of studies of this disease in Pakistan. Therefore, a study was conducted to understand the level of awareness attitude and practice among the residents of Makaland towards CL and the disease vectors. This study adopted a cross-sectional approach with a total of 400 respondents (n=93 rural and n= 307 urban). Overall, the population in Malakand region (61.2%) were well-informed in the role of sand fly in transmitting diseases, but most lack knowledge on the vector’s behavior and almost a quarter (24.5%) were unable to provide knowledge on proper control measures. Alarmingly, the practice and attitudes of the general population was not satisfactory as close to half (49.8%) of the population did adopt any control method. This study calls for increase in awareness through health education campaign to reduce the risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreaks in the future. |
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis–Awareness, knowledge and practices among general population in rural and urban areas in Malakand region, Pakistanoriental sorelocal knowledgeleishmaniasissand fliespreventive measurementAbstract Malakand region is an endemic area for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). However, there are limited number of studies of this disease in Pakistan. Therefore, a study was conducted to understand the level of awareness attitude and practice among the residents of Makaland towards CL and the disease vectors. This study adopted a cross-sectional approach with a total of 400 respondents (n=93 rural and n= 307 urban). Overall, the population in Malakand region (61.2%) were well-informed in the role of sand fly in transmitting diseases, but most lack knowledge on the vector’s behavior and almost a quarter (24.5%) were unable to provide knowledge on proper control measures. Alarmingly, the practice and attitudes of the general population was not satisfactory as close to half (49.8%) of the population did adopt any control method. This study calls for increase in awareness through health education campaign to reduce the risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreaks in the future.Instituto Internacional de Ecologia2022-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842022000100126Brazilian Journal of Biology v.82 2022reponame:Brazilian Journal of Biologyinstname:Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE)instacron:IIE10.1590/1519-6984.238665info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessKhan,W.Khan,I.Ullah,H.Zain,S. N. M.Panhwar,W. A.Mehmood,S. A.Ahmed,S.Siyal,G. B.Ahmad,M.S.Shah,M.Rafique,T.Ali,N.Salim,M.Hussain,A.eng2021-05-24T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1519-69842022000100126Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/bjb/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjb@bjb.com.br||bjb@bjb.com.br1678-43751519-6984opendoar:2021-05-24T00:00Brazilian Journal of Biology - Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE)false |
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis–Awareness, knowledge and practices among general population in rural and urban areas in Malakand region, Pakistan |
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis–Awareness, knowledge and practices among general population in rural and urban areas in Malakand region, Pakistan |
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis–Awareness, knowledge and practices among general population in rural and urban areas in Malakand region, Pakistan Khan,W. oriental sore local knowledge leishmaniasis sand flies preventive measurement |
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis–Awareness, knowledge and practices among general population in rural and urban areas in Malakand region, Pakistan |
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis–Awareness, knowledge and practices among general population in rural and urban areas in Malakand region, Pakistan |
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis–Awareness, knowledge and practices among general population in rural and urban areas in Malakand region, Pakistan |
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis–Awareness, knowledge and practices among general population in rural and urban areas in Malakand region, Pakistan |
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis–Awareness, knowledge and practices among general population in rural and urban areas in Malakand region, Pakistan |
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Khan,W. |
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Khan,W. Khan,I. Ullah,H. Zain,S. N. M. Panhwar,W. A. Mehmood,S. A. Ahmed,S. Siyal,G. B. Ahmad,M.S. Shah,M. Rafique,T. Ali,N. Salim,M. Hussain,A. |
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Khan,I. Ullah,H. Zain,S. N. M. Panhwar,W. A. Mehmood,S. A. Ahmed,S. Siyal,G. B. Ahmad,M.S. Shah,M. Rafique,T. Ali,N. Salim,M. Hussain,A. |
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Khan,W. Khan,I. Ullah,H. Zain,S. N. M. Panhwar,W. A. Mehmood,S. A. Ahmed,S. Siyal,G. B. Ahmad,M.S. Shah,M. Rafique,T. Ali,N. Salim,M. Hussain,A. |
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oriental sore local knowledge leishmaniasis sand flies preventive measurement |
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oriental sore local knowledge leishmaniasis sand flies preventive measurement |
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Abstract Malakand region is an endemic area for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). However, there are limited number of studies of this disease in Pakistan. Therefore, a study was conducted to understand the level of awareness attitude and practice among the residents of Makaland towards CL and the disease vectors. This study adopted a cross-sectional approach with a total of 400 respondents (n=93 rural and n= 307 urban). Overall, the population in Malakand region (61.2%) were well-informed in the role of sand fly in transmitting diseases, but most lack knowledge on the vector’s behavior and almost a quarter (24.5%) were unable to provide knowledge on proper control measures. Alarmingly, the practice and attitudes of the general population was not satisfactory as close to half (49.8%) of the population did adopt any control method. This study calls for increase in awareness through health education campaign to reduce the risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreaks in the future. |
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