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Article

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards the Prevention of Schistosomiasis Mansoni in an Endemic Area of Alagoas, Northeast Brazil

by
Adriano José dos Santos
1,
Shirley Verônica Melo Almeida Lima
2,3,
Alvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa
4,5,
Aytana Vasconcelos dos Santos
6,
Israel Gomes de Amorim Santos
7,
Márcio Bezerra Santos
8,9,
Vera Lucia Corrêa Feitosa
1,10,
Allan Dantas dos Santos
2,3,
Juliana Cristina Magnani Primão
11,
Denise de Andrade
11 and
José Rodrigo Santos Silva
1,12,*
1
Post-Graduation Programme in Parasitic Biology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, Brazil
2
Post-Graduation Programme in Nursing, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, Brazil
3
Collective Health Research Center, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, Brazil
4
Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 1349-008 Lisbon, Portugal
5
Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo 01308-060, SP, Brazil
6
Post-Graduation Programme in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, Brazil
7
Biology Department, State University of Alagoas, Campus II, Santana do Ipanema 57500-000, AL, Brazil
8
Medical and Nursing Science Center, Federal University of Alagoas, Campus Arapiraca 57309-005, AL, Brazil
9
Post-Graduation Programme in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, Brazil
10
Department of Morphology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, Brazil
11
Human Exposome and Infectious Diseases Network (HEID), Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto 14040-902, SP, Brazil
12
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, Brazil
 
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Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2023, 8(1), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8010034
Submission received: 14 November 2022 / Revised: 13 December 2022 / Accepted: 27 December 2022 / Published: 3 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Section Neglected and Emerging Tropical Diseases)
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Abstract

We analyzed the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of schistosomiasis mansoni prevention in an endemic area of Brazil. This cross-sectional study was conducted between March and May 2021, with 412 participants living in the municipality of Feira Grande, Alagoas, Brazil. Data collection occurred through visits to the Health Center Urbano II and Massapê, through an interview with a structured questionnaire to identify the levels of KAP regarding schistosomiasis prevention. Of all respondents, 70.87% lived in rural areas, 22.66% reported a history of past schistosomiasis and 52.71% never participated in schistosomiasis control program actions. Factors associated with better KAP scores were being part of an older age group, not using rainwater and having no history of past schistosomiasis. Specifically, among the domains, attitude was the highest score and knowledge was the lowest. Participation in a health intervention program, knowing someone who had schistosomiasis and having been informed through a public health program seemed to have an important impact on the population’s KAP. Our results contributed to broadening perceptions about schistosomiasis prevention, highlighting the positive impacts that health programs and interventions have on disease control.
Keywords: endemic diseases; knowledge; practices; attitude; neglected tropical diseases; health education; prevention; public health; Schistosoma mansoni endemic diseases; knowledge; practices; attitude; neglected tropical diseases; health education; prevention; public health; Schistosoma mansoni

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Santos, A.J.d.; Lima, S.V.M.A.; Sousa, A.F.L.d.; Vasconcelos dos Santos, A.; Santos, I.G.d.A.; Bezerra Santos, M.; Feitosa, V.L.C.; Santos, A.D.d.; Primão, J.C.M.; Andrade, D.d.; et al. Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards the Prevention of Schistosomiasis Mansoni in an Endemic Area of Alagoas, Northeast Brazil. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2023, 8, 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8010034

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Santos AJd, Lima SVMA, Sousa AFLd, Vasconcelos dos Santos A, Santos IGdA, Bezerra Santos M, Feitosa VLC, Santos ADd, Primão JCM, Andrade Dd, et al. Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards the Prevention of Schistosomiasis Mansoni in an Endemic Area of Alagoas, Northeast Brazil. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2023; 8(1):34. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8010034

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Santos, Adriano José dos, Shirley Verônica Melo Almeida Lima, Alvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa, Aytana Vasconcelos dos Santos, Israel Gomes de Amorim Santos, Márcio Bezerra Santos, Vera Lucia Corrêa Feitosa, Allan Dantas dos Santos, Juliana Cristina Magnani Primão, Denise de Andrade, and et al. 2023. "Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards the Prevention of Schistosomiasis Mansoni in an Endemic Area of Alagoas, Northeast Brazil" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 8, no. 1: 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8010034

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Santos, A. J. d., Lima, S. V. M. A., Sousa, A. F. L. d., Vasconcelos dos Santos, A., Santos, I. G. d. A., Bezerra Santos, M., Feitosa, V. L. C., Santos, A. D. d., Primão, J. C. M., Andrade, D. d., & Silva, J. R. S. (2023). Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards the Prevention of Schistosomiasis Mansoni in an Endemic Area of Alagoas, Northeast Brazil. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 8(1), 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8010034

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