Knowledge assessment of Cienfuegos´ health workers on human toxocariasis.
<strong>Background:</strong> Human toxocariasis is one of the most worldwide extended zoonosis. It mainly affects children and it is not always well known by medical staff. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> To assess knowledge of Cienfuegos´s health workers on human tox...
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| author | Martina S. Jiménez Suárez Blanca Elena Duménigo Ripoll |
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| description | <strong>Background:</strong> Human toxocariasis is one of the most worldwide extended zoonosis. It mainly affects children and it is not always well known by medical staff. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> To assess knowledge of Cienfuegos´s health workers on human toxocariasis. <br /><strong>Method:</strong> A descriptive cross-sectional study was developed from May to September 2005 and a survey was applied to a total sample of 51 doctors through a randomized, stratified sampling. In addition to consider professional category, years of experience and knowledge on zoonosis, we analyzed different aspects the form the variable general knowledge on human toxocariasis. <strong><br />Findings:</strong> We could develop a knowledge assessment on toxocariasis in Cienfuegos´ doctors. These findings were compared with surveys in other countries. There is not history of this kind of research in Cuba. <strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> Cienfuegos´ doctors knowledge on toxocariasis diagnosis, transmission, and prevention and not satisfactory except for clinic and treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0581793ee15e49c9bfb6b7b03b329c4b2022-12-21T19:11:15ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2008-08-016294100351Knowledge assessment of Cienfuegos´ health workers on human toxocariasis.Martina S. Jiménez Suárez0Blanca Elena Duménigo Ripoll1Filial de Ciencias MédicasInstituto Tropical“Pedro Kourí”. Ciudad Habana.<strong>Background:</strong> Human toxocariasis is one of the most worldwide extended zoonosis. It mainly affects children and it is not always well known by medical staff. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> To assess knowledge of Cienfuegos´s health workers on human toxocariasis. <br /><strong>Method:</strong> A descriptive cross-sectional study was developed from May to September 2005 and a survey was applied to a total sample of 51 doctors through a randomized, stratified sampling. In addition to consider professional category, years of experience and knowledge on zoonosis, we analyzed different aspects the form the variable general knowledge on human toxocariasis. <strong><br />Findings:</strong> We could develop a knowledge assessment on toxocariasis in Cienfuegos´ doctors. These findings were compared with surveys in other countries. There is not history of this kind of research in Cuba. <strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> Cienfuegos´ doctors knowledge on toxocariasis diagnosis, transmission, and prevention and not satisfactory except for clinic and treatment.http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/416toxocariasis (prev) (diag) (trasm)zoonosis |
| spellingShingle | Martina S. Jiménez Suárez Blanca Elena Duménigo Ripoll Knowledge assessment of Cienfuegos´ health workers on human toxocariasis. Medisur toxocariasis (prev) (diag) (trasm) zoonosis |
| title | Knowledge assessment of Cienfuegos´ health workers on human toxocariasis. |
| title_full | Knowledge assessment of Cienfuegos´ health workers on human toxocariasis. |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge assessment of Cienfuegos´ health workers on human toxocariasis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge assessment of Cienfuegos´ health workers on human toxocariasis. |
| title_short | Knowledge assessment of Cienfuegos´ health workers on human toxocariasis. |
| title_sort | knowledge assessment of cienfuegos´ health workers on human toxocariasis |
| topic | toxocariasis (prev) (diag) (trasm) zoonosis |
| url | http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/416 |
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