Educational intervention for the awareness improvement and control programme design on Echinococcosis in Izmir, Turkey
Author:
Altintas NA.1, Altintas NU.2, Sarica Yilmaz O.2, Akil M.1, Akdur Ozturk E.1, Unver A.1
Affiliation:
1. Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Parasitology , 35100 Izmir , Turkey 2. Manisa Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology , 45030 Manisa , Turkey
Abstract
Summary
In Turkey, cyst hydatid disease (CHD) or cystic echinococcosis (CE) is publicly known as “dog cyst”, a fatal and serious disease not only affects livestock husbandry and human health but also brings about economic loss to our country. According to the data of the Ministry of Health; number of annual cases was 408 in 2008, and this number reached 1,867 by the end of 2019. Cystic echinococcosis is especially taken up during childhood and emerged at an older age. They become exposed to the eggs of the tapeworm after close contact with an infected dog or its contaminated environment. The infected dogs also pass in their feces E. granulosus eggs that adhere to the dogs’ hairs, and pass on to the children who are in the course of playful and intimate contact with the infected dogs. This study was to create the awareness of risk factors of CE among 10 different districts of Izmir province. Awareness raising seminars are essential component of this study because local people living in CE endemic areas, are crucial to continue and sustain the long-time effort that is needed to tackle this disease. In each district, 3 awareness raising seminars were held to the target groups: (a) in schools for students, teachers, administrators, (b) for general public, (c) for healthcare professionals. 4090 students attended to the trainings, 242 administrators and teachers who attended to the presentations together with the students, 524 people were attended to the trainings and 327 health workers attended to the trainings from different institutions. This study helped improving this situation by organising educational events for the rural populations for preventing transmission of the disease. This is the first educational intervention study regarding creating awareness on CE in Izmir Province which includes 10 districts between January 2019 to January 2020.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Parasitology
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