Control of Vector-Borne Human Parasitic Diseases

Genta, Fernando Ariel; Diaz-Albiter, Hector; Salgueiro, Patrícia; Gomes, Bruno

doi:10.1155/2016/1014805

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“…Effective communication between parents and school health instructors about head lice can have an essential role in the control of pediculosis. Regular health education classes for students and their parents are required to reduce this infestation in schools and families [ 24 , 25 ]. Despite the efforts of health authorities in Iran, the incidence of head lice infestation is increased in school children under the age of fifteen, particularly in female elementary school pupils [ 20 , 23 ].…”

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Impact of a health educational interventional program on reducing the head lice infestation among pupils in an elementary school of a sub-tropical region: a quasi-experimental study

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Background Pediculosis is an important social challenge that can be caused by human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis. This infestation is cosmopolitan, especially in countries with low hygiene and sanitation. Regular health education classes for students and their parents are required to reduce this infestation in schools and families. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a health education intervention program on reducing head lice among pupils of an elementary school. Methods In a quasi-experimental study, a total of 880 elementary school girls were screened for pediculosis in (2017–2018). The prevalence of pediculosis follow-up continued monthly until the end of the school year after a two months educational intervention course. Visual inspection was applied for initial diagnosis of infection. The suspected cases were confirmed by wood lamp and potassium hydroxide (KOH) microscopic examination. Also eight questions about diagnostic, epidemiology, treatment and prevention were answered in a questionnaire by 50 volunteer parents before and after the training intervention course, to evaluate their general knowledge and measure the effectiveness of learning. All data were statistically analyzed using SPSS software (version 20.0, SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). McNemar’s test was also applied to investigate the prevalence rate before and after the intervention. A p -value of less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results At the beginning of study, pre-intervention prevalence of pediculosis among pupils was 8.4% (49/594). The mean age in all pupils was 9.86 ± 1.83 years old and the most infestation was shown in fourth-grade students with 10 years old. Analysis of statistics demonstrated a significant difference between having infestation and the number of members in the families. Post-intervention phase led to a decreased prevalence of pediculosis in pupils to 3% (8/594) (p-value < 0.05). Based on statistical analysis of questions before and after the training in the questionnaire, a significant increase of parental knowledge was observed on the prevention program of pediculosis (p-value < 0.001). Conclusion The prevalence of pediculosis was significantly reduced following the educational interventions in the school. The applied interventions may be implemented in other residual centers to get rid of this important infestation.

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Impact of a health educational interventional program on reducing the head lice infestation among pupils in an elementary school of a sub-tropical region: a quasi-experimental study

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“…Effective communication between parents and school health instructors about head lice can has an essential role in the control of pediculosis. Regular health education classes for students and their parents are required to reducing this infestation in schools and families [24,25]. Despite the efforts of health authorities in Iran, the incidence of head lice infestation is increased in school children under the age of fteen, particularly in female elementary school pupils [20,23].…”

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Impact of a health educational interventional program on reducing the head lice infestation among pupils in an elementary school of a sub-tropical region

Najjari

Gorouhi

Zarrinfar

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Background Pediculosis is an important social challenge that can be caused by human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis. This infestation is cosmopolitan, especially in countries with low hygiene and sanitation. Regular health education classes for students and their parents are required to reducing this infestation in schools and families. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a health education intervention program on reducing of head lice among pupils of an elementary school. Methods In a case-control study, a total of 594 pupils, a girl elementary school, were screened for pediculosis (2015–2016). Interventions were applied in two steps, pediculosis cases eradication and training-oriented prevention program. Visual inspection was applied for initial diagnosis of infection. The suspected cases were confirmed by wood lamp examination and potassium hydroxide (KOH) microscopic wet-mount examination. An elementary school in the same area was selected as the control group, with no interference. The prevalence of contamination by the same method was obtained in the study group. Results At the beginning of study, the overall prevalence of pediculosis among pupils was 8.4% (49/594). The mean age in all pupils was 9.86 ± 1.83 years old and the most infestation was showed in fourth-grade students with 10 years old. Analysis of statistics demonstrated a significance difference between having infestation and the number of members in the families. The interventions led to a significant increase of parenting knowledge on prevention program of pediculosis (p-value < 0.001), and a decreased prevalence of pediculosis in pupils to 3% (8/594) (p-value < 0.05). Conclusions The prevalence of pediculosis was significantly reduced following the interventions in the school. The applied interventions may be implemented in other residual centers to get rid of this important infestation.

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“…The control of vector-borne diseases depends on the successful control of the vector populations [3]. During the pre-DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) era, main vector control strategies were environmental management and biological control, which included drainage of swamps and other mosquito breeding sites, clearing of vegetation to remove vector resting places and various other traditional methods [4, 5].…”

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Sterol Carrier Protein Inhibition-Based Control of Mosquito Vectors: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives

Perera

Wijerathna

2019

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiolog

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Cholesterol is one of the most vital compounds for animals as it is involved in various biological processes and acts as the structural material in the body. However, insects do not have some of the essential enzymes in the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway and this makes them dependent on dietary cholesterol. Thus, the blocking of cholesterol uptake may have detrimental effects on the survival of the insect. Utilizing this character, certain phytochemicals can be used to inhibit mosquito sterol carrier protein-2 (AeSCP-2) activity via competitive binding and proven to have effective insecticidal activities against disease-transmitting mosquitoes and other insect vectors. A range of synthetic compounds, phytochemicals, and synthetic analogs of phytochemicals are found to have AeSCP-2 inhibitory activity. Phytochemicals such as alpha-mangostin can be considered as the most promising group of compounds when considering the minimum environmental impact and availability at a low cost. Once the few limitations such as very low persistence in the environment are addressed successfully, these chemicals may be used as an effective tool for controlling mosquitoes and other disease-transmitting vector populations.

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Control of Vector-Borne Human Parasitic Diseases

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Impact of a health educational interventional program on reducing the head lice infestation among pupils in an elementary school of a sub-tropical region: a quasi-experimental study

Impact of a health educational interventional program on reducing the head lice infestation among pupils in an elementary school of a sub-tropical region: a quasi-experimental study

Impact of a health educational interventional program on reducing the head lice infestation among pupils in an elementary school of a sub-tropical region

Sterol Carrier Protein Inhibition-Based Control of Mosquito Vectors: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives

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