First survey on Knowledge, attitude and practices about parasitic diseases among the population in the center of Morocco
Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by infection by a leishmania-like flagellated protozoan whose only vector is an insect, Diptera, the sandfly. It is still a public health problem in several countries, notably in Morocco, where this pathology is widespread and is prevalent in sporadic or endemic fo...
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Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by infection by a leishmania-like flagellated protozoan whose only vector is an insect, Diptera, the sandfly. It is still a public health problem in several countries, notably in Morocco, where this pathology is widespread and is prevalent in sporadic or endemic forms.
In order to determine the knowledge of the population in terms of leishmaniasis, its vector and means of transmission of the disease, we carried out a survey during the year 2017 with the consulting population at the level of all Health Centers (H/C )(45 Health Centers ). The descriptive results are presented as percentages and numbers. The chi-square test was used to test the association between the variables. Values of p <0.05 were considered significant. The calculation of chi² (X²) and the p-value are carried out using the software R.
The grouping of responses shows a lack of knowledge of leishmaniasis and phlebotomy by a large majority of the population (97% and 95%, respectively), whereas there is no correlation between the socio-economic level of the population and this lack of knowledge (chi2 = 2.8, p> 0.05), nor between the socio-economic level and the knowledge of the risk related to insects (chi-2 = 6.4, p> 0.05).
These data show the extent of the perception problems with parasitic diseases, particularly leishmaniasis and also the lack of awareness of the population against this scourge. Indeed, these data can be used to define measures to be taken to limit or even eradicate exposure, and subsequently risk.
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| spelling | doaj.art-2628bfc561ed4b98a3657ae759ce87d62023-05-16T09:17:19ZengNational Center of Infectious and Parasitic DiseasesProblems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases0204-91552815-28082020-10-0148210.58395/pipd.v48i2.36First survey on Knowledge, attitude and practices about parasitic diseases among the population in the center of MoroccoHajar El Omari0Abdelkader Chahlaoui1Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami2Natural Resources Management and Development Team, Laboratory of Health and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, 50000Meknes, MoroccoNatural Resources Management and Development Team, Laboratory of Health and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, 50000Meknes, MoroccoHigher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques Fez, Regional Health Directorate, EL Ghassani Hospital, 30000 Fez,Morocc Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by infection by a leishmania-like flagellated protozoan whose only vector is an insect, Diptera, the sandfly. It is still a public health problem in several countries, notably in Morocco, where this pathology is widespread and is prevalent in sporadic or endemic forms. In order to determine the knowledge of the population in terms of leishmaniasis, its vector and means of transmission of the disease, we carried out a survey during the year 2017 with the consulting population at the level of all Health Centers (H/C )(45 Health Centers ). The descriptive results are presented as percentages and numbers. The chi-square test was used to test the association between the variables. Values of p <0.05 were considered significant. The calculation of chi² (X²) and the p-value are carried out using the software R. The grouping of responses shows a lack of knowledge of leishmaniasis and phlebotomy by a large majority of the population (97% and 95%, respectively), whereas there is no correlation between the socio-economic level of the population and this lack of knowledge (chi2 = 2.8, p> 0.05), nor between the socio-economic level and the knowledge of the risk related to insects (chi-2 = 6.4, p> 0.05). These data show the extent of the perception problems with parasitic diseases, particularly leishmaniasis and also the lack of awareness of the population against this scourge. Indeed, these data can be used to define measures to be taken to limit or even eradicate exposure, and subsequently risk. https://pipd.ncipd.org/index.php/pipd/article/view/36LeishmaniasisSandflyKnowledgeattitudepracticesPopulation |
| spellingShingle | Hajar El Omari Abdelkader Chahlaoui Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami First survey on Knowledge, attitude and practices about parasitic diseases among the population in the center of Morocco Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Leishmaniasis Sandfly Knowledge attitude practices Population |
| title | First survey on Knowledge, attitude and practices about parasitic diseases among the population in the center of Morocco |
| title_full | First survey on Knowledge, attitude and practices about parasitic diseases among the population in the center of Morocco |
| title_fullStr | First survey on Knowledge, attitude and practices about parasitic diseases among the population in the center of Morocco |
| title_full_unstemmed | First survey on Knowledge, attitude and practices about parasitic diseases among the population in the center of Morocco |
| title_short | First survey on Knowledge, attitude and practices about parasitic diseases among the population in the center of Morocco |
| title_sort | first survey on knowledge attitude and practices about parasitic diseases among the population in the center of morocco |
| topic | Leishmaniasis Sandfly Knowledge attitude practices Population |
| url | https://pipd.ncipd.org/index.php/pipd/article/view/36 |
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