Vol.7, No.3, May - June 2019
Current Research in Microbiology and Biotechnology is an international open access bi-monthly journal that covers all aspects of latest research in microbiology and biotechnology. Manuscripts are published soon after peer-review.
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1686-1691 |
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Manal Hadi Ghaffoori Kanaan* and Serri Saad Abdullah |
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Manal Hadi Ghaffoori Kanaan et al. Current Research in Microbiology and Biotechnology 7(3) 2019: 1686-1691 |
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ABSTRACT: Black fever is a systemic disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. It is a disease linked to deficiency and associated with malnutrition, displacement, poor housing conditions, weak immune system and lack of resources. Therefore, for the success of programs for the prevention and control of any disease, the most important assumption is the participation of the community. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes among samples of citizens about black fever in the province of Wassit, in the Middle East of Iraq between Baghdad and Misan. In this study, a cross-sectional study of 101 random samples of citizens was conducted from July to October 2018. Knowledge and attitudes were assessed using a typical self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive analysis was used to express the results. A total of 101 participants answered the questionnaire. In general, participants demonstrated good knowledge and positive attitudes toward black fever based on 12 knowledge questions and seven attitude statements. Gaps have been identified in the knowledge of the incubation period of black fever (25.7%), a vehicle of black fever is the sand fly (50.5%) and the possibility of transmission of black fever by the carrier worms (23.8%). Most participants agreed that local communities should be actively involved in the fight against black fever (87.1%) and there has been obligation to treat infected people (94.1%). On the contrary, the majority of participants (79.2%) do not express any attitude with the possibility of controlling black fever through the participation of the community in their own region. The participants in this study had good knowledge and positive attitudes towards black fever, although the data are indicative of gaps in the knowledge of citizens in the province of Wassit.
KeyWords: Black fever, Samples of citizens, Wassit province.
How to cite: Manal Hadi Ghaffoori Kanaan et al. Knowledge and Attitudes Linked to Black Fever among Samples of Citizens in Some Regions of Wassit Province. Curr Res Microbiol Biotechnol. 7(3) 2019: 1686-1691
