Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community towards an Onchocerciasis Elimination Program from South West Ethiopia
Onchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease that is prevalent throughout Africa, including developing countries such as Ethiopia. It affects around 37 million people, the majority of whom are from Africa. As a result, the study was designed to look into the community’s knowledge, attitude, and pr...
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| author | Haile Worku Misganaw Mola Bizuwork Derebew Alemu Sebwedin Surur Jemal Aklilu Ayiza Samuel Getachew Nitin Mahendra Chauhan Sunil Tulshiram Hajare Suresh Chandra Singh Mohammed Kuddus Vijay J. Upadhye |
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| description | Onchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease that is prevalent throughout Africa, including developing countries such as Ethiopia. It affects around 37 million people, the majority of whom are from Africa. As a result, the study was designed to look into the community’s knowledge, attitude, and practice about the onchocerciasis elimination campaign. Four communities from Gesha town, Southwest Ethiopia, were chosen. The population was selected using a basic random selection procedure, and 312 people were identified for the study based on the eligibility requirements, with 302 (96.79%) of them responding correctly. The data were analyzed using the descriptive method with the SPSS program version 20. It was discovered that the majority of communities (89.4%) are aware of onchocerciasis. They also have a good awareness of the severity, preventability, therapy, and mode of transmission, yet they have certain misunderstandings. The communities attitude towards community directed therapy (CDT) using Ivermectin is positive (68.5%). According to 56% of the community, offering incentives for community drug distributors (CDD) has the potential to make the elimination campaign more successful. Different measures, such as avoiding any activities near the river, are important in the process of eradicating this disease at the community level. As a result, the respondent demonstrates that covering the lower body part lessens the black fly’s vulnerability because they may attack below the knee. In general, community awareness and attitude are required to eradicate this disease from the district. In addition, increased stakeholder participation and offering motivating rewards for CDT are required to make the elimination program a success. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-12e81b5ec2f2417d842bf6feca6f42b62025-02-03T06:11:55ZengWileyJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96942022-01-01202210.1155/2022/1417804Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community towards an Onchocerciasis Elimination Program from South West EthiopiaHaile Worku0Misganaw Mola1Bizuwork Derebew Alemu2Sebwedin Surur Jemal3Aklilu Ayiza4Samuel Getachew5Nitin Mahendra Chauhan6Sunil Tulshiram Hajare7Suresh Chandra Singh8Mohammed Kuddus9Vijay J. Upadhye10Department of BiologyDepartment of BiologyDepartment of BiologyDepartment of BiologyDepartment of BiologyDepartment of BiologyDepartment of BiologyDepartment of BiologyTB and COVID Antigen Testing LabDepartment of BiochemistryParul Institute of Applied SciencesOnchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease that is prevalent throughout Africa, including developing countries such as Ethiopia. It affects around 37 million people, the majority of whom are from Africa. As a result, the study was designed to look into the community’s knowledge, attitude, and practice about the onchocerciasis elimination campaign. Four communities from Gesha town, Southwest Ethiopia, were chosen. The population was selected using a basic random selection procedure, and 312 people were identified for the study based on the eligibility requirements, with 302 (96.79%) of them responding correctly. The data were analyzed using the descriptive method with the SPSS program version 20. It was discovered that the majority of communities (89.4%) are aware of onchocerciasis. They also have a good awareness of the severity, preventability, therapy, and mode of transmission, yet they have certain misunderstandings. The communities attitude towards community directed therapy (CDT) using Ivermectin is positive (68.5%). According to 56% of the community, offering incentives for community drug distributors (CDD) has the potential to make the elimination campaign more successful. Different measures, such as avoiding any activities near the river, are important in the process of eradicating this disease at the community level. As a result, the respondent demonstrates that covering the lower body part lessens the black fly’s vulnerability because they may attack below the knee. In general, community awareness and attitude are required to eradicate this disease from the district. In addition, increased stakeholder participation and offering motivating rewards for CDT are required to make the elimination program a success.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1417804 |
| spellingShingle | Haile Worku Misganaw Mola Bizuwork Derebew Alemu Sebwedin Surur Jemal Aklilu Ayiza Samuel Getachew Nitin Mahendra Chauhan Sunil Tulshiram Hajare Suresh Chandra Singh Mohammed Kuddus Vijay J. Upadhye Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community towards an Onchocerciasis Elimination Program from South West Ethiopia Journal of Tropical Medicine |
| title | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community towards an Onchocerciasis Elimination Program from South West Ethiopia |
| title_full | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community towards an Onchocerciasis Elimination Program from South West Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community towards an Onchocerciasis Elimination Program from South West Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community towards an Onchocerciasis Elimination Program from South West Ethiopia |
| title_short | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community towards an Onchocerciasis Elimination Program from South West Ethiopia |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practice of community towards an onchocerciasis elimination program from south west ethiopia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1417804 |
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