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What Does a KAP Survey Reveal About the Awareness Re-garding Leishmaniasis among the Community of an Endemic Area in Sri Lanka

Mayumi Manamperi
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Prabuddhika Kandegedara
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Isuru Chamara Lakmal Zoysa
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Ishara Jayamanna
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Gethanajana Perera
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N. D. Asha Dilrukshi Wijegunawardana
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Version 1 : Received: 28 September 2023 / Approved: 14 October 2023 / Online: 14 October 2023 (20:24:02 CEST)

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Manamperi, M.; Kandegedara, P.; Zoysa, G.I.C.L.D.; Jayamanna, J.M.A.I.K.; Perera, E.G.; Wijegunawardana, N.D.A.D. What Does a KAP Survey Reveal about the Awareness Regarding Leishmaniasis among the Community of an Endemic Area in Sri Lanka? Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2024, 9, 55. Manamperi, M.; Kandegedara, P.; Zoysa, G.I.C.L.D.; Jayamanna, J.M.A.I.K.; Perera, E.G.; Wijegunawardana, N.D.A.D. What Does a KAP Survey Reveal about the Awareness Regarding Leishmaniasis among the Community of an Endemic Area in Sri Lanka? Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2024, 9, 55.

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is one of the Neglected tropical diseases. Studies show that the poor knowledge about epidemiological aspects of Leishmaniasis within communities causes the collapse of existing disease control programs. Therefore, the present study focuses on a detailed survey of the existing awareness among the threatened population in the Medawachchiya PHI Area in the Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka aiming to assist the health staff to organize community-based vector control programs effectively in the future. Assessment of the awareness of the two hundred and seventy households (n=270) residents from ten GNDs was carried out by using a structured questionnaire. Among 143 females and 134 males, only 75.1% have knowledge about the disease. 5.8%(n=16) of the participants know only about the vector and 28.9% (n=80) know their control methods. The study shows a shortage of a considerable amount of awareness about the disease among the studied population The study found that age and education levels had significant impacts on knowledge, attitudes, and practices. However, factors like gender, marital status, occupation, income, and expenses did not show significant correlations. The present study suggests the huge scope for community-related vector control methods for greater achievements in vector control methods by implementing a continuous educational program.

Keywords

Awareness; KAP survey; Leishmaniasis; neglected tropical Diseases; Questionnaire; Socio-economic factors; Vector borne diseases

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services

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