Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre fascioliasis en madres de una zona rural andina del norte peruano

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ID15533839
AuthorsMarco Rivera-Jacinto (0000-0002-9046-5359, National University of Cajamarca, corresponding author), Claudia Rodríguez-Ulloa (0000-0001-7159-6559, National University of Cajamarca), Yessica Rojas-Huamán (National University of Cajamarca), Yamali Valdivia-Meléndez (National University of Cajamarca), Tabita Saucedo-Duran (National University of Cajamarca)
Year2010
Volume27
Issue1
Pages59-62
Publication date2010-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642
PublisherNational Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE)
DOI10.1590/s1726-46342010000100010
PMID21072451
OpenAlexW2139324678
SciELOS1726-46342010000100010
LanguageES
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A survey to determine knowledge, attitudes and practices about fascioliasis was administered to 62 mothers from a rural endemic zone of Cajamarca's Andean Region, Peru. Only 37.0% recognized the alicuya (local name for Fasciola hepatica) as the parasite responsible for the disease; 56.5% knows that the disease affects the liver in the humans and 85.5% knows affects also animals; 98.4% have a positive predisposition to attend informative talks about the disease and 75.8% to support their authorities actively to solve of the problem. 38.7% referred drinking emollients in the street, 75.6% have domestic animals considered host for the parasite. In conclusion, attitudes of mothers are mostly favourable for prevention and control activities, despite their mistaken knowledge risky practices for fasciolasis among members of their families

Disease · Environmental health · Fasciola hepatica · Geography · Helminths · Pathology · Helminth infection and control · Medicine · Parasite Biology and Host Interactions · Parasites and Host Interactions · Immunology

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