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dc.contributor.authorLopez-Perea, Noemi 
dc.contributor.authorSordo, Luis 
dc.contributor.authorGadisa, Endalamaw
dc.contributor.authorCruz, Israel 
dc.contributor.authorHailu, Tsegaye
dc.contributor.authorMoreno, Javier 
dc.contributor.authorAseffa, Abraham
dc.contributor.authorCañavate, Carmen 
dc.contributor.authorCustodio, Estefania 
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-02T13:13:58Z
dc.date.available2019-12-02T13:13:58Z
dc.date.issued2014-04
dc.identifier.citationPLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Apr 17;8(4):e2799.es_ES
dc.identifier.issn1935-2735es_ES
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/8729
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: In the northwest of Ethiopia, at the South Gondar region, there was a visceral leishmaniasis (VL) outbreak in 2005, making the disease a public health concern for the regional health authorities ever since. The knowledge on how the population perceives the disease is essential in order to propose successful control strategies. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Two surveys on VL knowledge, attitudes and practices were conducted at the beginning (May 2009) and at the end (February 2011) of a VL longitudinal study carried out in rural communities of Libo Kemkem and Fogera, two districts of the Amhara Regional State. Results showed that VL global knowledge was very low in the area, and that it improved substantially in the period studied. Specifically, from 2009 to 2011, the frequency of proper knowledge regarding VL signs and symptoms increased from 47% to 71% (p<0.0001), knowledge of VL causes increased from 8% to 25% (p<0.0001), and knowledge on VL protection measures from 16% to 55% (p<0.0001). Moreover, the improvement observed in VL knowledge was more marked among the families with no previous history of VL case. Finally, in 2011 more than 90% of the households owned at least an impregnated bed net and had been sprayed, and attitudes towards these and other protective measures were very positive (over 94% acceptance for all of them). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: In 2009 the level of knowledge regarding VL was very low among the rural population of this area, although it improved substantially in the study period, probably due to the contribution of many actors in the area. VL patients and relatives should be appropriately informed and trained as they may act as successful health community agents. VL risk behavioural patterns are subject to change as attitudes towards protective measures were very positive overall.es_ES
dc.description.sponsorshipWe gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the UBS-Optimus Foundation (www.ubs.com/optimus) via the Visceral Leishmaniasis and Malnutrition in Amhara State, Ethiopia project, and the Instituto de Salud Carlos III via the Tropical Diseases Research Network (RICET RD06/0021/0009 and RD06/0021/0000) (URL) (www.ricet.es/en/). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.es_ES
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science (PLOS) es_ES
dc.type.hasVersionVoRes_ES
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject.meshAdolescent es_ES
dc.subject.meshAdult es_ES
dc.subject.meshAged es_ES
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and over es_ES
dc.subject.meshChild es_ES
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschool es_ES
dc.subject.meshEthiopia es_ES
dc.subject.meshFemale es_ES
dc.subject.meshHumans es_ES
dc.subject.mesh1-Acylglycerophosphocholine O-Acyltransferase es_ES
dc.subject.meshInsecticide-Treated Bednets es_ES
dc.subject.meshLeishmaniasis, Visceral es_ES
dc.subject.meshLongitudinal Studies es_ES
dc.subject.meshMale es_ES
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged es_ES
dc.subject.meshPatient Acceptance of Health Care es_ES
dc.subject.meshRural Population es_ES
dc.subject.meshYoung Adult es_ES
dc.subject.meshHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practicees_ES
dc.subject.meshInfant es_ES
dc.titleKnowledge, attitudes and practices related to visceral leishmaniasis in rural communities of Amhara State: a longitudinal study in northwest Ethiopiaes_ES
dc.typejournal articlees_ES
dc.rights.licenseAtribución 4.0 Internacional*
dc.identifier.pubmedID24743328es_ES
dc.format.volume8es_ES
dc.format.number4es_ES
dc.format.pagee2799es_ES
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pntd.0002799es_ES
dc.contributor.funderInstituto de Salud Carlos III 
dc.description.peerreviewedes_ES
dc.identifier.e-issn1935-2735es_ES
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002799es_ES
dc.identifier.journalPLoS neglected tropical diseaseses_ES
dc.repisalud.centroISCIII::Centro Nacional de Microbiologíaes_ES
dc.repisalud.centroISCIII::Centro Nacional de Epidemiologíaes_ES
dc.repisalud.centroISCIII::Centro Nacional de Medicina Tropicales_ES
dc.repisalud.institucionISCIIIes_ES
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/RD06/0021/0009es_ES
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/RD06/0021/0000es_ES
dc.rights.accessRightsopen accesses_ES


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