Nível de conhecimentos sobre Leishmaniose Tegumentar Americana (LTA) e uso de terapias alternativas por populações de uma área endêmica da Amazônia do Maranhão, Brasil

Abstract

The level of knowledge concerning American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) and use of alternative therapies was evaluated in five rural communities in

Thermoterapy effective and safer than miltefosine in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia

“…In addition, ethno-medical studies in indigenous and farming communities in Latin America show extensive and empirical use of locally applied caustic agents (gunpowder, hot sugar cane, silver nitrate, petroleum, and battery acid) or cauterization with hot metallic instruments, such as spoons or the edge of an ax, which they apply over the lesions, achieving, in many cases, lesion scarring 14,33,34 .…”

“…In these populations, it is estimated that only 10% of patients with CL receive treatment with antimonials, and even then, the incidence of ML is very low. In addition, systemic treatment does not guarantee the absence of ML 14,33,34,35 .…”

Evaluación de conocimientos y prácticas sobre la leishmaniasis tegumentaria en un área endémica de Venezuela

“…Como en otros países de América, la prevención de la transmisión peridomiciliaria en el área rural constituye un problema de difícil resolución por la naturaleza y magnitud del problema (13,42). La educación es una gran herramienta preventiva que debe ir orientada al uso de mosquiteros de malla fina, principalmente en los niños lactantes, uso de ventiladores, uso regular de insecticida residual domiciliario, uso de ropa como medida protectora, quema de hojas frecuentemente en el peridomicilio, mantener a los animales domésticos fuera del domicilio y uso de repelente artesanal durante las labores de campo (43,44).…”

“…En las campañas de control no se consideran las costumbres de los pobladores en las comunidades endémicas, por lo que es necesario realizar intervenciones y evaluaciones educativas que contribuyan a que el control tenga un mayor impacto (10,11). Los estudios de diferentes partes del mundo han demostrado que las poblaciones expuestas carecen de información sobre la enfermedad, como lo reportan varios autores en Brasil (12,13) y en Colombia (14,15).…”

Evaluation of informative materials on leishmaniasis distributed in Brazil: criteria and basis for the production and improvement of health education materials

“…According to a prospective study in Maranhão, a State in Northeast Brazil with the country's second largest AVL prevalence (FUNASA, 2002), knowledge was scanty concerning AVL among the rural and peripheral urban populations (Gama et al, 1998). In relation to ATL, knowledge was also deficient in five areas studied in the same State, especially concerning prevention and treatment (Moreira et al, 2002). For an educational message to be understood, it must meet minimum requirements, including the use of adequate vocabulary.…”