Fatores de risco peridomiciliares e conhecimento sobre leishmaniose visceral da população de Formiga, Minas Gerais

Abstract

The results demonstrate that the population has low levels of knowledge about leishmaniasis. Moreover, the majority of respondents are subject to some peridomiciliary risk factor, which may contribute to the maintenance of the disease cycle in the city.

Visceral leishmaniasis in a Brazilian endemic area: an overview of occurrence, HIV coinfection and lethality

“…Individuals who supposedly remained longer at home (minors and infants, housewives, retired, unemployed and students) were more affected by the disease. These findings suggest the importance of the intra and peri-domiciliary environments in the VL transmission cycle, where reservoirs and vectors are usually found 45 , 47 .…”

“…The higher occurrence and lethality of VL among individuals with low educational level has evidenced the socioeconomic vulnerability usually associated with VL 44 , showing that a lack of schooling can influence health knowledge and practices focused on prevention 45 . In this context, Borges et al .…”

Avaliação Multidimensional Da Dor Pós Febre Chikungunya

“…A comunicação em Saúde apresenta-se estratégica em ações de prevenção e controle de doenças, bem como de promoção da saúde, melhoria da qualidade de vida das pessoas e desenvolvimento de consciência crítica para proposição de mudanças sociais e políticas. Sua transversalidade às áreas do conhecimento, seja por meio de funções midiáticas ou de produções de sentido, permitem a interlocução e o desenvolvimento de materiais para os mais diversos grupos (ALBUQUERQUE et al, 2008 MENEZES et al, 2016). • Conhecer e compreender a importância da Epidemiologia e a sua dimensão no processo saúde doença na população;…”

American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in an endemic municipality in the North of Minas Gerais State: spatial analysis and socio-environmental factors

“…It is believed that these individuals are more affected by ATL due to a low understanding of the risk factors related to the disease 9 . In addition, it is possible that the lowest level of education reflects worse socioeconomic conditions, and consequently precarious housing conditions, with an increase in exposures to household environmental risk factors 30 .…”