Knowledge, perceptions and prevention of malaria among women in Sistan va Baluchestan, Islamic Republic of Iran
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2003; 9 (3): 248-256
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ABSTRACT
A questionnaire about malaria knowledge, beliefs and practices was given to a r and om sample of 2168 married women from rural and urban areas of Sistan va Baluchestan, Islamic Republic of Iran. The mean knowledge score of subjects was low at 5.5 [maximum 15.0]. Few respondents [37.6%] knew that malaria was an important disease in the area and only 58.4% knew that malaria was transmitted by mosquitoes. Most subjects [69.4%] never used a mosquito net. Only 49.9% of rural and 73.8% of urban residents would seek care for fever and chills from the local health centre. Community health workers [behvarz] were the main source of information [29.5%] for rural women; the role of physicians in education was minimal. Subsequent health education must be tailored to the educational needs of the target population in this area
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Assunto principal:
Mulheres
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Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis
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Educação em Saúde
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Estudos Transversais
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Análise de Variância
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Escolaridade
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Insetos Vetores
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Anopheles
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Animais
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Ano de publicação:
2003
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