| Journal: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo |
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| System number: | 000537140 |
| ISSN: | 0036-4665 |
| Authors: | Navarro, Jacqueline Pimenta1 Espinosa, Mariano Martinez1 Terças Trettel, Ana Cláudia Pereira1 Silva, Juliana Herrero da3 Schuler Faccini, Lavinia4 Atanaka, Marina1 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso. Brasil 2Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Departamento de Enfermagem, Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso. Brasil 3Prefeitura Municipal de Tangará da Serra, Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso. Brasil 4Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de Genética, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Volumen: | 63 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| English abstract | Infections caused by arboviruses that have mostly impacted the Brazilian morbidity and mortality are caused by the same vector, Aedes aegypti. Preventive actions related to the vector are the most effective strategies in the prevention and control of these diseases. This study aimed to associate the knowledge on the vector that transmits dengue, Zika and chikungunya with the sociodemographic and behavioral preventive practices towards Aedes aegypti in the municipality of Tangara da Serra, Mato Grosso State, in the Brazilian Legal Amazon. A probabilistic urban population sampling was obtained by clusters: census sectors and households. The sample size calculation considered 10% of loss and a 1.5 design effect. This is a cross-sectional research carried out through a household survey in February and March 2018. There were 583 participants. The study variables were knowledge on the vector, sociodemographic characteristics and preventive practices related to the vector. The statistical analysis was based on a bivariate analysis and Poisson multiple regressions. Inadequate or insufficient knowledge on the vector Aedes aegypti remained associated with education in the categories illiterate (p<0.001) and 8 years of study or less (p<0.001), in addition to not adopting practices of capping and cleaning the water tank (p=0.002) and not using insecticides at home (p=0.007). It is concluded that there is a need for health communication actions that consider characteristics the population, especially the level of education and previous knowledge on the vector, allowing a dialogical approach and enabling the community participation in preventive practices and control of the vector Aedes aegypti . |
| Keyword: | Aedes aegypti, Dengue fever, Zika virus, Chikungunya virus, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice |
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