Positive influence of behavior change communication on knowledge, attitudes, and practices for visceral Leishmaniasis/Kala-azar in India

R Srinivasan, T Ahmad, V Raghavan… - … Health: Science and …, 2018 - ghspjournal.org
Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic to 54 districts in 4 states of India. Poor
awareness of the disease and inappropriate health-seeking behavior are major challenges …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices among HIV/Leishmaniasis Co-Infected Patients in Bihar, India

JS Devipriya, AK Gupta, G Pavan… - The American Journal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a serious public health concern in the Indian state of Bihar,
which has been exacerbated by an increasing HIV/AIDS incidence that has resulted in poor …

Repeated training of accredited social health activists (ASHAs) for improved detection of visceral leishmaniasis cases in Bihar, India

VNR Das, RN Pandey, V Kumar, K Pandey… - … and Global Health, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) are incentive-based, female health workers
responsible for a village of 1000 population and living in the same community and render …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of household preparedness and risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) using the Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency …

M Numan, S Naz, R Gilani, A Minhas, H Ahmed… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: In endemic areas of Pakistan, local community knowledge and attitudes
towards cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are critical elements in the effective control and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices about visceral leishmaniasis in endemic areas of Malda District, West Bengal, India

U Guha, M Chatterjee, AA Sardar, K Jana… - The American Journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Community participation is an important aspect for the success of kala-azar (KA) elimination
program implemented in five Southeast Asian countries by the WHO. The participation of …

[HTML][HTML] What Does a KAP Survey Reveal about the Awareness Regarding Leishmaniasis among the Community of an Endemic Area in Sri Lanka?

M Manamperi, P Kandegedara, GD Zoysa… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Leishmaniasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases. Studies show that the poor
knowledge about epidemiological aspects of leishmaniasis within communities causes the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of ASHA training on active case detection of visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India

VNR Das, RN Pandey, K Pandey, V Singh… - PLOS Neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background One of the major challenges for management of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is
early diagnosis of cases to improve treatment outcome and reduce transmission. We have …

[PDF][PDF] Awareness and behavioral practice of cutaneous leishmaniasis among hail population, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

S Moussa, TH Alshammari, KM Alhudaires… - J Microbiol …, 2019 - academia.edu
Background: One of the important public health policy for the control of Cutaneous
Leishmaniasis (CL) is to investigate awareness of the community towards the disease so as …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the knowledge, attitude, and practice related to visceral leishmaniasis among residents of Al-Suwaira city, Wasit Governorate, Middle East of …

MHG Kanaan, ID Salim, AM Tarek… - Journal of Preventive …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods During March to May 2021, a cross-sectional study was done on 121 randomly
selected residents. A normal self-administered questionnaire was used to measure KAP …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of knowledge and perceptions on leishmaniasis: An island-wide study in Sri Lanka

R Dewasurendra, H Silva… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a notifiable disease in Sri Lanka with increasing case
numbers reported from every part of the country. In addition to disease treatment and vector …