TY - JOUR
T1 - Attitudes towards Chagas' disease in an endemic Brazilian community.
AU - Williams-Blangero, S.
AU - VandeBerg, J. L.
AU - Teixeira, A. R.
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PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Chagas' disease remains a major public health concern throughout much of Latin America. In Brazil, segments of the population experience Trypanosoma cruzi infection rates as high as 65%, indicating that control programs are still needed. Few data are available concerning people's health beliefs related to Chagas' disease in heavily infected populations. Such health beliefs may significantly impact the effectiveness of intervention schemes. The purpose of this study was to assess health beliefs related to Chagas' disease in a population experiencing infection high rates with the causal parasite. The focal population for the study consisted of the residents of Posse, a rural community in the State of Goiás. The results indicate that a majority of the population had a high degree of knowledge about Chagas' disease and the vector involved in its transmission. These findings indicate that control programs conducted by the Brazilian Ministry of Health have included effective educational components.
AB - Chagas' disease remains a major public health concern throughout much of Latin America. In Brazil, segments of the population experience Trypanosoma cruzi infection rates as high as 65%, indicating that control programs are still needed. Few data are available concerning people's health beliefs related to Chagas' disease in heavily infected populations. Such health beliefs may significantly impact the effectiveness of intervention schemes. The purpose of this study was to assess health beliefs related to Chagas' disease in a population experiencing infection high rates with the causal parasite. The focal population for the study consisted of the residents of Posse, a rural community in the State of Goiás. The results indicate that a majority of the population had a high degree of knowledge about Chagas' disease and the vector involved in its transmission. These findings indicate that control programs conducted by the Brazilian Ministry of Health have included effective educational components.
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U2 - 10.1590/s0102-311x1999000100002
DO - 10.1590/s0102-311x1999000100002
M3 - Article
C2 - 10203442
AN - SCOPUS:0032609304
VL - 15
SP - 7
EP - 13
JO - Cadernos de Saude Publica
JF - Cadernos de Saude Publica
SN - 0102-311X
IS - 1
ER -