Índices de infestación aedica e identificación de conocimientos, actitudes y práctica sobre dengue en llanterías del Departamento del Atlántico, Colombia

Abstract

Objective To identify the awareness, attitudes and practices related to dengue in owners and workers of tire ships, as well as the levels of mosquito infestation in tire shops in Atlántico department - Colombia. Methods We conducted a descriptive study. The variables were described as percentages and measures of central tendency and dispersion. Index of larval infestation and containers were calculated in each of the municipalities studied. We visited and inspected 111 tire shops. 26.1 % (29/111) of these were found positive for Ae. aegypti larvae. The municipalities of Piojó, Santo Tomás, Santa Lucia, Sabanagrande and Luruaco were characterized by a higher larval infestation index. Results Regarding dengue, 90.9 % of respondents considered it a problem for them and their families. 94.6 % know that is transmitted by mosquitoes. 91.1 % know the vector larvae under the name "sarapico", 3.6 % as "gusarapo". 98.2 % felt that there is a relationship between the larva and Ae. aegypti mosquito. 100 % of participantes recognized tires to be a breeding for mosquitoes. 85.7% believed fever to be the most common symptom. 83 % reported accessing the health post to cure the disease. 90.8 % throw out unusable tires as if they were garbage. Conclusion In the population studied, there is good awareness of dengue and its vector. Nevertheless, there are problems related to attitudes and prevention practices.

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika and their Vector Aedes Aegypti in Villavicencio, Colombia

“…If lower tanks were washed once per week and garbage was disposed of properly, this could ideally control more than 80% of the breeding sites in these neighborhoods. These results are similar to other studies performed in Colombia, where the knowledge of disease transmission and control is considerably good, but attitudes and practices are deficient and the larval index is high [18].…”

knowledge, perceptions and practices regarding zika virus of university students in northern Colombia (Santa Marta, 2016)

“…The high level of knowledge of symptoms can be associated with the fact that one of every three students believes to have suffered from Zika at the time of the survey (not confirmed cases). These results contrast with those presented by in regards to Dengue 30 , in which, unlike our study, the population had a low educational level but a high level of knowledge on the disease and the vector, as a result of educational and prevention campaigns offered by the national and regional authorities. This can be associated with the Dengue campaigns authorities have been developing and implementing for more than four decades, and the fact that the studies can coincide with recent campaigns that aim to control the vector.…”

“…The survey was made using other studies as a reference, which have analyzed the level of knowledge, perceptions and practices regarding vector-borne diseases (VBD), such as Dengue and Malaria 30,[40][41][42] , since, at the time of the study, there were no works that assessed the level of knowledge in regards to Zika.…”

“…Before starting with this study, already 1,540 cases of Zika had been recorded in Santa Marta 29 during the sixth week of 2016 (week 17 of the Zika outbreak in Colombia). Considering this background, it was expected that the population's level of knowledge, perception and practices in regards to Aedes control was high, and especially among the university-educated population, given that, as it is referred to in other research 30,31 , at a greater education level, greater access to information and greater understanding of it.…”

Mechanisms associated with pyrethroid resistance in populations of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Caribbean coast of Colombia

“…The prevention and control activities of these three Aedes-borne arboviruses in Colombia have focused mainly on their principal vector, Ae. aegypti, through educational campaigns aimed at the community for the elimination of breeding sites, the application of biological and chemical insecticides, and the use of growth [7,8]. The constant selection pressure arising from the heavy use of pyrethroid and organophosphate insecticides has generated resistant populations of Ae.…”