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Knowledge of and Attitude Toward Leprosy in a Leprosy Endemic District, Eastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study
INTRODUCTION: Leprosy or Hansen’s disease is a potentially disabling disease that results in discrimination and self-stigma. A delay in case detection among leprosy patients is one of the factors resulting in disability. Although poor insights of the community toward leprosy lead to delays in case d...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7428403/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32848485 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S254625 |
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author | Urgesa, Kedir Bobosha, Kidist Seyoum, Berhanu Geda, Biftu Weldegebreal, Fitsum Mihret, Adane Howe, Rawleigh Kaba, Mirgissa Aseffa, Abraham |
author_facet | Urgesa, Kedir Bobosha, Kidist Seyoum, Berhanu Geda, Biftu Weldegebreal, Fitsum Mihret, Adane Howe, Rawleigh Kaba, Mirgissa Aseffa, Abraham |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Leprosy or Hansen’s disease is a potentially disabling disease that results in discrimination and self-stigma. A delay in case detection among leprosy patients is one of the factors resulting in disability. Although poor insights of the community toward leprosy lead to delays in case detection, studies on such matters are neglected in Ethiopia. OBJECTIVE: To assess the level of community knowledge and attitudes toward leprosy in Fedis District, Eastern Ethiopia. METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out among 728 randomly selected households from July to August 2019. Each participant was interviewed using a pretested structured questionnaire consisting of participants’ socio-demographic background, questions related to knowledge of and attitudes toward leprosy. The collected data were entered using EpiData 3.1 and analyzed using STATA version 13. Chi-squared test, binary, and multivariable logistic regressions were applied as appropriate to assess the association between outcome and independent variables. RESULTS: Among 728 study participants, 608 (83.52%) of them had heard about leprosy. Among the study participants who had heard of leprosy, 346 (56.91%) of them had high knowledge of leprosy. Multivariable logistic regression revealed that study participants who completed grade 1–8 (AOR=1.68, 95% CI=1.09–2.58, P=0.017) and government employees (AOR=7.56, 95% CI=2.23–25.63, P=0.001) were significantly associated with high level of knowledge of leprosy. Out of 608 study participants who had heard of leprosy, only 248 (40.79%) had a favorable attitude toward leprosy. Study participants who completed grade 1–8 (AOR= 2.72, 95% CI=1.76–4.19, P= 0.000) and urban inhabitants (AOR=0.49, 95% CI=0.31–0.75, P= 0.032) were significantly associated with favorable attitude toward leprosy. Having high knowledge of leprosy was significantly associated with favorable attitudes toward leprosy. CONCLUSION: This study revealed unfavorable attitudes toward leprosy among the community. Having a high overall knowledge level on leprosy has been shown to support a favorable attitude toward leprosy. |
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spelling | pubmed-74284032020-08-25 Knowledge of and Attitude Toward Leprosy in a Leprosy Endemic District, Eastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study Urgesa, Kedir Bobosha, Kidist Seyoum, Berhanu Geda, Biftu Weldegebreal, Fitsum Mihret, Adane Howe, Rawleigh Kaba, Mirgissa Aseffa, Abraham Risk Manag Healthc Policy Original Research INTRODUCTION: Leprosy or Hansen’s disease is a potentially disabling disease that results in discrimination and self-stigma. A delay in case detection among leprosy patients is one of the factors resulting in disability. Although poor insights of the community toward leprosy lead to delays in case detection, studies on such matters are neglected in Ethiopia. OBJECTIVE: To assess the level of community knowledge and attitudes toward leprosy in Fedis District, Eastern Ethiopia. METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out among 728 randomly selected households from July to August 2019. Each participant was interviewed using a pretested structured questionnaire consisting of participants’ socio-demographic background, questions related to knowledge of and attitudes toward leprosy. The collected data were entered using EpiData 3.1 and analyzed using STATA version 13. Chi-squared test, binary, and multivariable logistic regressions were applied as appropriate to assess the association between outcome and independent variables. RESULTS: Among 728 study participants, 608 (83.52%) of them had heard about leprosy. Among the study participants who had heard of leprosy, 346 (56.91%) of them had high knowledge of leprosy. Multivariable logistic regression revealed that study participants who completed grade 1–8 (AOR=1.68, 95% CI=1.09–2.58, P=0.017) and government employees (AOR=7.56, 95% CI=2.23–25.63, P=0.001) were significantly associated with high level of knowledge of leprosy. Out of 608 study participants who had heard of leprosy, only 248 (40.79%) had a favorable attitude toward leprosy. Study participants who completed grade 1–8 (AOR= 2.72, 95% CI=1.76–4.19, P= 0.000) and urban inhabitants (AOR=0.49, 95% CI=0.31–0.75, P= 0.032) were significantly associated with favorable attitude toward leprosy. Having high knowledge of leprosy was significantly associated with favorable attitudes toward leprosy. CONCLUSION: This study revealed unfavorable attitudes toward leprosy among the community. Having a high overall knowledge level on leprosy has been shown to support a favorable attitude toward leprosy. Dove 2020-08-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7428403/ /pubmed/32848485 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S254625 Text en © 2020 Urgesa et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Urgesa, Kedir Bobosha, Kidist Seyoum, Berhanu Geda, Biftu Weldegebreal, Fitsum Mihret, Adane Howe, Rawleigh Kaba, Mirgissa Aseffa, Abraham Knowledge of and Attitude Toward Leprosy in a Leprosy Endemic District, Eastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study |
title | Knowledge of and Attitude Toward Leprosy in a Leprosy Endemic District, Eastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study |
title_full | Knowledge of and Attitude Toward Leprosy in a Leprosy Endemic District, Eastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study |
title_fullStr | Knowledge of and Attitude Toward Leprosy in a Leprosy Endemic District, Eastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge of and Attitude Toward Leprosy in a Leprosy Endemic District, Eastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study |
title_short | Knowledge of and Attitude Toward Leprosy in a Leprosy Endemic District, Eastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study |
title_sort | knowledge of and attitude toward leprosy in a leprosy endemic district, eastern ethiopia: a community-based study |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7428403/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32848485 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S254625 |
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