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Rev Biomed 2023; 34 (1)

Educational strategy to increase knowledge of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Chankom, Yucatan, Mexico

Sosa-Bibiano EI, Alejandro-Chay JN, Loría-Cervera EN, López-Ávila B, Rodríguez-Solís G, Torres-Castro JR

Language: Spanish
References: 21
Page: 4-12
PDF size: 109.08 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction. Localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL) is endemic in the Yucatan peninsula, mainly in the states of Campeche and Quintana Roo. However, since 2015, the Yucatan Health Services have reported the presence of autochthonous cases of LCL in municipalities in the east of the state, including Chankom; suggesting the presence of an emerging focus. Therefore, it is pertinent to make the inhabitants aware of the health problem that affects them, through educational prevention strategies.
Objective. To implement an educational strategy for the prevention of LCL in Chankom, Yucatán.
Materials and methods. The study was carried out from March 2018 to December 2019. A knowledge questionnaire was applied before and after the educational strategy. The strategy included workshops with playful activities on clinical manifestations, habitat, sites of infection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention measures for leishmaniasis.
Results. There were 35 participants; mainly women (88.6%, 31/35), mostly housewives 93.4% (29/31). The main activity for men was agriculture. None of the participants had knowledge about LCL. Twenty-one participants (60%) scored above 80% in the knowledge test applied 4 months after the workshops. The aspects most frequently answered correctly (›90%) were mode of transmission, common name and place where the vector lives, population at risk and prevention measures.
Conclusion. Knowledge about leishmaniasis was increased in Chankom, Yucatán.


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