Knowledge, attitude and prevention measures of students towards cutaneous leishmaniasis in Delanta district, Northeast Ethiopia

Dires, Abebe; Kumar, Prem; Gedamu, Sisay; Yimam, Wondwossen; Ademe, Sewunet

doi:10.1016/j.parepi.2022.e00241

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“…Importantly, most did not know how it is transmitted and that it can be treated. This is in line with findings from other studies, where patients or individuals living in endemic areas know about the disease, but little about its transmission and treatments [25][26][27][28]. Better knowledge about how the disease is transmitted and the use of bed nets are likely to reduce CL transmission by sand flies.…”

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Demographic characteristics and clinical features of patients presenting with different forms of cutaneous leishmaniasis, in Lay Gayint, Northern Ethiopia

Yizengaw,

Gashaw,

Yimer

et al. 2024

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical disease caused by Leishmania parasites, that can cause long-term chronic disabilities. The clinical presentation of CL varies in both type and severity. CL presents as three main clinical forms: localised lesions (localised cutaneous leishmaniasis, LCL); mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) that affects the mucosa of the nose or the mouth; or as disseminated not ulcerating nodules (diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis, DCL). Here we recruited a cohort of CL patients in a newly established leishmaniasis treatment centre (LTC) in Lay Gayint, Northwest Ethiopia, and collected detailed demographic and clinical data. The results of our study show that more males than females present to the LTC to seek diagnosis and treatment. 70.2% of CL patients presented with LCL and 20.8% with MCL. A small number of patients presented with DCL, recidivans CL (a rare form of CL where new lesions appear on the edges of CL scars) or with a combination of different clinical presentations. The duration of illness varied from 1 month to 180 months. Over a third of CL patients had additional suspected CL cases in their household. Despite the majority of CL patients having heard about CL, only a minority knew about its transmission or that it could be treated. Most CL patients lived in areas where environmental factors known to be associated with the transmission of CL were present. This work highlights that CL is an important public health problem in Lay Gayint and emphasises the urgent need for more CL awareness campaigns, better health education and better disease management practices.

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Demographic characteristics and clinical features of patients presenting with different forms of cutaneous leishmaniasis, in Lay Gayint, Northern Ethiopia

Yizengaw,

Gashaw,

Yimer

et al. 2024

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“…In a male-dominated rural community [ 42 ], males might have better exposure to knowledge about CL. However, the association of knowledge about CL with gender was reported differently in some studies where females had better knowledge about the disease [ 18 , 43 ]. In the current study, participants aged below or equal to 40 years had better knowledge.…”

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of the rural community about cutaneous leishmaniasis in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia

Alemayehu

Adugna

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical disease that is caused by a Leishmania parasite and transmitted by the bite of infected female sandflies. Community awareness is an essential component of disease control and prevention. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the community’s knowledge, attitude, and practice toward CL in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study design was employed to include 422 study subjects selected using a systematic sampling technique from two districts, Kindo Didaye and Sodo Zuria. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the household heads. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the relationship between the participants’ knowledge about CL and socio-demographic characteristics. Results Out of the 422 study participants, only 19% had good knowledge of CL in general. Most (67.1%) of the respondents knew CL by its local name ("bolbo" or "moora") though this knowledge varied highly over the study districts. The majority (86.3%) of respondents did not know how CL is acquired, though they considered CL a health problem. Most (62.8%) respondents believed that CL was an untreatable disease. Most (77%) participants responded that CL patients preferred to go to traditional healers for treatment. Herbal treatment was the most (50.2%) used to treat CL. Knowledge about CL was significantly associated with sex, age, and study districts. Conclusion The overall knowledge, attitude, and practice about CL and its prevention in the study area were low. This emphasizes the need to implement health education and awareness campaign to reduce the risk of CL infection. Policymakers and stakeholders should also give due attention to the prevention and treatment of CL in the study area.

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“…In designing our survey instrument, we aimed to ensure that it was appropriately tailored to the adult population in Tabuk and its rural areas, referring to residents of the governorates surrounding Tabuk. We developed our questionnaire by drawing questions from peer-reviewed articles that investigated similar topics in different countries and focusing on assessing participants’ knowledge and attitudes toward CL [ 1 , 16 , 17 ]. Initially crafted in English, the questionnaire underwent linguistic and grammatical revisions by three language experts.…”

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“…Leishmaniases, diseases caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania within the Trypanosomatidae family, are transmitted by the bite of infected female sand flies, specifically species such as Phlebotomus papatasi . Globally, approximately 1 million new cases of leishmaniasis are recorded annually, highlighting its widespread prevalence [ 1 ].…”

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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Among Adult Population in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Alatawi,

Alanazi,

Albalawi

et al. 2024

Cureus

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Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major health problem in Saudi Arabia. It is caused by the protozoa Leishmania. The vector is female sand flies. In order to develop preventive strategies to reduce the burden of this health problem, public awareness of the disease should be assessed. Objective This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitude toward CL among the adult population in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional survey study was conducted on 385 adult participants of Tabuk between April and May 2022. The investigators assembled the survey questions from peer-reviewed articles with some modifications. Google Forms was used to create the online survey. Social media were used to distribute the survey. Results The study revealed that hearing about CL was much more common among participants older than 61 years and Saudi males. The most prominent sources of information for the participants on which their answers were based were as follows: families and friends, health care professionals, television or radio, and lastly, newspapers. Subjects older than 61 years also showed more knowledge of the risk factors for contracting CL. However, the participants showed overall poor knowledge of the clinical presentation of the disease, which gender or age group was mostly affected, or how the disease was transmitted. Likewise, their knowledge of sand flies was poor. Most participants did not know if CL was a health problem or not. Conclusions The study revealed overall poor awareness of the epidemiological aspects of CL, how it is transmitted, its clinical presentation, and proper management. Our study could help authorities correct the gap in knowledge regarding CL in Tabuk.

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Knowledge, attitude and prevention measures of students towards cutaneous leishmaniasis in Delanta district, Northeast Ethiopia

Cited by 11 publications

References 26 publications

Demographic characteristics and clinical features of patients presenting with different forms of cutaneous leishmaniasis, in Lay Gayint, Northern Ethiopia

Demographic characteristics and clinical features of patients presenting with different forms of cutaneous leishmaniasis, in Lay Gayint, Northern Ethiopia

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of the rural community about cutaneous leishmaniasis in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia

Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Among Adult Population in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

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