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Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of people living in rural areas of Erzurum about Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Erzurum ili kırsalında halkın Kırım Kongo Kanamalı Ateşi hakkında bilgi, tutum ve davranışları

Ümit AVŞAR
Zekeriya AKTÜRK
Serhat VANÇELİK
Pages
156–159
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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However, in terms of correct attitude and behavior, women were found to have a lower level compared with men.Conclusion: The training of health workers and an increase in the efforts to make the community, especially the women, aware of this problem is ugently needed.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: After 2002 more and more Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) cases have been reported and it has become a major public health problem in Turkey.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: A research was carried out for this purpose in the province of Erzurum between May 2010 and September 2010 through a survey.Results: The results depicted that the majority of participants have knowledge that CCHF transmitted by ticks and they should be removed as soon as possible from the body through safe methods.
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Conclusion & Impact:However, in terms of correct attitude and behavior, women were found to have a lower level compared with men.Conclusion: The training of health workers and an increase in the efforts to make the community, especially the women, aware of this problem is ugently needed.
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📍Scope:2002 Verileri
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Objective: After 2002 more and more Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) cases have been reported and it has become a major public health problem in Turkey. In order to fight CCHF, it is important to inform the public and direct them towards appropriatet attitudes and behavior. Therefore assessment of the effectiveness of health education in the community is essential. Methods: A research was carried out for this purpose in the province of Erzurum between May 2010 and September 2010 through a survey.Results: The results depicted that the majority of participants have knowledge that CCHF transmitted by ticks and they should be removed as soon as possible from the body through safe methods. However, in terms of correct attitude and behavior, women were found to have a lower level compared with men.Conclusion: The training of health workers and an increase in the efforts to make the community, especially the women, aware of this problem is ugently needed.

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Amaç: Türkiye'de 2002 yılı sonrasında Kırım Kongo Kanamalı Ateşi (KKKA) vakaları giderek daha fazla bildirilmeye başlanmış ve önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunu haline gelmiştir. KKKA ile mücadelede halkın bilgilendirilmesi ve doğru tutum ve davranışa yönlendirilmesi önemlidir. Bu amaçla yapılan sağlık eğitimlerinin etkinliğinin değerlendirilmesi gereklidir. Yöntemler: Araştırma Mayıs 2010 ile Eylül 2010 tarihleri arasında Erzurum ilinde hazırlanan anket aracılığıyla yapıldı.Bulgular: Kırım Kongo Kanamalı Ateşi'nin keneyle bulaştığı, vücuttan en kısa sürede uzaklaştırılması gerektiğini, korunma yollarını katılımcıların büyük bir kısmı bilmekteydiler. Ancak, doğru tutum ve davranış yönünden kadınların erkeklere göre daha düşük bilgi düzeyine sahip olduğu bulundu.Sonuç: Sağlık çalışanlarına yönelik eğitici eğitimleri güncellenerek, toplumun gelişmelerden haberdar olması sağlanma çabaları kadınları da katacak şekilde artırılarak sürdürülmelidir.

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AVŞAR, Ü., AKTÜRK, Z., VANÇELİK, S. (2022). Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of people living in rural areas of Erzurum about Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 36 - Sayı: 3, 156–159. https://ajindex.com/articles/630407

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