Knowledge and practice regarding dengue and chikungunya: a cross-sectional study among Healthcare workers and community in Northern Tanzania
| Autor: | Rachelle E. Desrochers, Michael Alifrangis, Reginald A. Kavishe, Debora C. Kajeguka, Maseke R. Mgabo, Manisha A. Kulkarni, Rose Mwangi, Franklin W. Mosha |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent Cross-sectional study Health Personnel 030231 tropical medicine medicine.disease_cause Tanzania Dengue fever Dengue Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Knowledge score 0302 clinical medicine Residence Characteristics Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health Health care Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Chikungunya Aged biology Traditional medicine business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Infectious Diseases Health promotion Chikungunya Fever Female Parasitology Clinical Competence business Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Tropical Medicine & International Health. 22:583-593 |
| ISSN: | 1360-2276 |
| Popis: | Objective To investigate knowledge and prevention practices regarding dengue and chikungunya amongst community members, as well as knowledge, treatment and diagnostic practices among healthcare workers. Method We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 125 community members and 125 healthcare workers from 13 health facilities in six villages in the Hai district of Tanzania. A knowledge score was generated based on participant responses to a structured questionnaire, with a score of 40 or higher (of 80 and 50 total scores for community members and healthcare workers, respectively) indicating good knowledge. We conducted qualitative survey (n = 40) to further assess knowledge and practice regarding dengue and chikungunya fever. Results 15.2% (n = 19) of community members had good knowledge regarding dengue, whereas 53.6%, (n = 67) of healthcare workers did. 20.3% (n = 16) of participants from lowland areas and 6.5% (n = 3) from highland areas had good knowledge of dengue (χ2 = 4.25, P = 0.03). Only 2.4% (n = 3) of all participants had a good knowledge score for chikungunya. In the qualitative study, community members expressed uncertainty about dengue and chikungunya. Some healthcare workers thought that they were new diseases. Conclusion There is insufficient knowledge regarding dengue and chikungunya fever among community members and healthcare workers. Health promotion activities on these diseases based on Ecological Health Mode components to increase knowledge and improve preventive practices should be developed. |
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