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Utilización de encuestas de conocimiento, actitudes y prácticas sobre filariasis linfática, en la preparación de una campaña de promoción de la salud para la administración masiva de medicamentos en el Distrito de Alor, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Krentel Alison,
Fischer Peter,
Manoempil Paul,
Supali Taniawati,
Servais Gérard,
Rückert Paul
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
tropical medicine and international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1365-3156
pISSN - 1360-2276
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01720.x
Subject(s) - lymphatic filariasis , mass drug administration , diethylcarbamazine , wuchereria bancrofti , medicine , population , promotion (chess) , health education , filariasis , elephantiasis , albendazole , environmental health , public health , family medicine , nursing , immunology , surgery , politics , political science , helminths , law
Summary We report the results of two surveys of people's knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Alor District, eastern Indonesia. The results of the surveys were used to prepare and evaluate the social mobilization component of a pilot mass drug administration (MDA) in five villages. In the study area, the filarial parasites Brugia timori and Wuchereria bancrofti are highly endemic. Frequent and severe adverse reactions after MDA may occur especially in areas endemic for B. timori and therefore, a special communication strategy was designed to inform and to educate communities about LF and its control. The first KAP survey was conducted as a baseline pre‐MDA with diethylcarbamazine and albendazole and the second as a post‐intervention evaluation in order to obtain information on the impact of the communication campaign. Before the information campaign and the subsequent MDA, 54% of the study population had heard of one of the three main terms for LF, whereas after health education and MDA, 89% had heard of at least one of the three terms. Similarly, pre‐MDA, 21% reported having had previously taken the treatment for filariasis, while post‐MDA, 88% reported having taken the treatment during the pilot treatment period. The historical fears and traumatic experiences associated with past LF treatment campaigns in Indonesia were averted since both the communication campaign and the MDA were designed appropriately for and together with the community. As a result, compliance was sufficient in the first round to successfully begin the elimination process.