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1743/2012 - Knowledge of students about Visceral Leishmaniasis in public schools in Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil.
Conhecimentos de estudantes sobre Leishmaniose Visceral em escolas públicas de Caxias, Maranhão, Brasil.

Author:

• Katiane dos Santos Lobo - Lobo, K.S. - Caxias, MA - Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - <katianecx@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Juliana Maria Trindade Bezerra - BEZERRA, J. M. T. - Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais - Centro de Pesquisa René Rachou – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - <jmt_bezerra@hotmail.com>
• Luciane Maria de Oliveira Brito - Brito, L.M.O. - Universidade Federal do Maranhão - <luciane2406@yahoo.com.br>
• Joelma Soares da Silva - Soares-da-Silva, J. - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - <joelmasoares12@gmail.com>
• Valéria Cristina Soares Pinheiro - Pinheiro, V.C.S - Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - <vc_pinheiro@hotmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Informação e Comunicação em Saúde

Abstract:

This is a sample survey (743 questionnaires) conducted in the months from April to November 2009 in ten public schools, pre-sorted and located in eight districts of the city of Caxias. Was evaluated through questionnaires closed, the students‘ knowledge of the LV, its vector and prevention. The results showed changes with the highest percentage of correct answers for answers about the transmission of disease and the symptoms of VL in man and dog after the campaign. However, educational campaigns are necessary measures to strengthen public participation in combating the LV because of the educational work before most students said that the disease is prevented by avoiding contact with sick dogs, however, after the campaigns said they avoid accumulation of trash. The research may serve as an input to guide new educational teams of local control of LV.

Keywords:

Campaigns Visceral Leishmaniasis Prevention

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Lobo, K.S., BEZERRA, J. M. T., Brito, L.M.O., Soares-da-Silva, J., Pinheiro, V.C.S. Knowledge of students about Visceral Leishmaniasis in public schools in Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Nov). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/knowledge-of-students-about-visceral-leishmaniasis-in-public-schools-in-caxias-maranhatildeo-brazil/11661?id=11661&id=11661



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