Journal of Inflammatory Diseases
The Official Journal of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
KAP Study of families in a healthy city toward intestinal parasitic infections
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Abstract Background: The degree of prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections is rather high in our country. Water, vagetable, food and waste water are important factors in tramsmissionof these infections. Objective: To evaluate the degree of knowledge, health attitude and practice of families about prevention of intestinal parasitic infections. Methods: In a descriptive-analytical study on a healthy city, 406 families in southeastern of Tehran were randomly selected and interviewed. Findings: The findings indicated that the degree of knowledge and attitude of families were intermediate (mean: 40 and 48 respectively) however, their practice about intestinalparasitic infections were fairly good (mean: 69). Conclusion: According to the poor knowledge and attitude of families toward intestinal parasitic infections proper education can be benificial. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Intestinal Infections, Healthy City
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