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ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2022

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices regarding Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis among Village Health Volunteers in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Udomsak Narkkul, Prasit Na-Ek, Jaranit Kaewkungwal, Chuchard Punsawad

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Article in Tropical medicine and infectious disease, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Udomsak NarkkulDepartment of Medical Science, School of Medicine, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0001-6894-8955
Prasit Na-EkDepartment of Medical Science, School of Medicine, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand.
Jaranit KaewkungwalDepartment of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Chuchard PunsawadDepartment of Medical Science, School of Medicine, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0003-4826-9474
Walailak University · THMahidol University · TH

Funding

Walailak University, Thailand WU-IRG-64-065
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soil-transmitted helminth infections are most prevalent in rural populations. Village health volunteers (VHVs) are the key individuals for Thai primary healthcare. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding soil-transmitted helminthiasis in VHVs. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 552 VHVs randomly selected from four subdistricts in a southern province of Thailand. Sociodemographic variables and information regarding the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to soil-transmitted helminthiasis were collected using a structured questionnaire. The results demonstrated that VHVs had poor knowledge (70.47%) and practices (66.49%); however, 69.57% had good attitudes. Most VHVs had inadequate knowledge and practices regarding soil-transmitted helminthiasis. VHVs who had been trained in parasitic infection control measures were 2.18 times more likely to have good knowledge. VHVs with a monthly family income of more than 307 USD were 1.58 times more likely to have a good attitude. VHVs with good knowledge were more likely to have good practices. In conclusion, the development of training programs and health promotion should be considered to enhance the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to soil-transmitted helminthiasis in VHVs, who are the key individuals for providing health education to community members.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat provincerisk factorssoil-transmitted helminthiasisThailandvillage health volunteers

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PMID35202228
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