Community Knowledge and Experience of Mosquitoes and Personal Prevention and Control Practices in Lhasa, Tibet
| Autor: | Dawa, Baimaciwang, Haixia Wu, Xiaolu Li, Cirenwangla, Yuhong Guo, Xiraoruodeng, Xiaobo Liu, Junfang Xu, Cirendunzhu, Lin Zhou, Qiyong Liu, Fangjun Wan, Shaowei Sang, Pengcuociren, Jun Wang, Shaohua Gu, Dazhen, Li Bai |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
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Male Gerontology Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty knowledge Mosquito Control Adolescent Cross-sectional study Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Control (management) lcsh:Medicine prevention and control practice mosquito Tibet Article Young Adult experience parasitic diseases medicine Animals Humans Young adult China Aged Public health lcsh:R public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Public attention Insect Vectors Mosquito control Cross-Sectional Studies Culicidae Geography Correlation analysis Female Demography |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 11 Issue 9 Pages 9919-9937 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 11, Iss 9, Pp 9919-9937 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph110909919 |
| Popis: | Since 2009, great public attention has been paid in Lhasa City (Tibet, China) to mosquito bites and accompanying inflammatory complications. However, the potential contribution of knowledge levels, experiences, disease control and preventive practices (KEP) towards mosquitoes has not received much attention. To investigate community KEP concerning mosquitoes in Lhasa, a cross-sectional survey was undertaken in four sub-districts of urban Lhasa in 2012. Questionnaires were designed to collect information regarding socio-demographics and KEP concerning the harmful effects of mosquitoes on participants. The scoring for KEP was developed after consultation of literature. A total of 591 eligible questionnaires were examined. The majority of respondents were female (61.8%) with a mean age of 46 years. Nearly all of the respondents were of Tibetan nationality (97.4%) and living in registered native households (92.7%), who have less than primary school education. The averages of overall score, knowledge score, experience score, and practice score were 9.23, 4.53, 1.80, 2.90, respectively. The registered household with the highest overall score, knowledge score and practice score was non-native. Female subjects with monthly incomes between 1000 and 3000 RMB had higher experience scores. The correlation analysis revealed that significant positive linear correlations existed between knowledge and experience, knowledge and practices, and experience and practices towards mosquitoes. Past experiences with mosquitoes can result in a better knowledge of effective mosquito control practices in the present and the future. Though the average of overall scores related to mosquitoes is high among the participants in Lhasa, however, the knowledge about the ecological habits of mosquitoes should be strengthened. The findings in this study may help to develop strategies and measures of mosquito and mosquito-borne diseases in the future, not only in Lhasa, but also in similar altitude, latitude and longitude regions worldwide. |
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