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A Cross-Sectional Survey of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Related to Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Sand Flies in Punjab, Pakistan.
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- Knowledge, attitude and preventive practice of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sodo district, Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards cutaneous leishmaniasis among residents of Western Khuzestan Province, Iran.Parasitology research · 2025Article
- The Sociodemographic Risk Factors Associated With Cutaneous Leishmaniasis of the Hazara Community of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Karachi, Pakistan.JAAD international · 2025Article
- Evaluating of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Medical Students about Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Gorgan, 2021-2022.Journal of arthropod-borne diseases · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitude, prevention practice and lived experience towards cutaneous leishmaniasis and associated factors among residents of Kutaber district, Northeast Ethiopia, 2022: A mixed method study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
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- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward leishmaniasis and one health: a cross-sectional study among medical and veterinary professionals.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward Kala-azar in an Endemic District in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Survey.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Distribution and Risk of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of the rural community about cutaneous leishmaniasis in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia.PloS one · 2023Article
- A Community Based Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning Leishmaniasis in Central Morocco.Journal of community health · 2022Article
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices among HIV/Leishmaniasis Co-Infected Patients in Bihar, India.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecent outbreaks of cutaneous leishmaniasis make the disease a public health concern in Punjab, Pakistan. The knowledge of how the population perceives the disease and its vector is essential in order to design an effective management strategy, but such studies are rare in Pakistan. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL
findingsThe present study was based on a cross-sectional self-administered survey comprising 250 household samples collected from five localities including Bhawalpur, Multan, Jhang, Faisalabad and Lahore. The results revealed that the respondents had a poor knowledge of the vector and disease. Few of the respondents were aware about the identification of sand flies, their breeding place, biting time, transmission of leishmaniasis and control measures. Skin infection and sandflies as the main disease symptom and vector of the disease, respectively, were known to some of the respondents. Some believed that summer was the main peak incidence of the disease and it could be transmitted from man to man via contact. However, most of the respondents believed that the disease could be cured. Admission to hospitals, cleanliness and use of bed nets were the treatment measures for the disease in suspected patients, whereas some thought that the use of bed nets could be helpful in preventing leishmaniasis infection. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Poor knowledge of the disease and its vector in the study population emphasize the need to initiate health education and awareness campaigns to minimize the risks of cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreaks in the future.
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