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ENDEMİK BÖLGEDEN GELEN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN SITMA İLE İLGİLİ BİLGİ DÜZEYLERİ VE DENEYİMLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ Evaluation of Knowledge and Experiences About Malaria from University Students of Endemic Countries

Year 2019, Volume: 9 Issue: 4, 103 - 108, 27.12.2019

Abstract

ÖZET
Amaç: Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi’nde sıtma endemik bölgeden gelen yabancı uyruklu öğrencilerin sıtma
deneyimlerini ve bilgi düzeylerini ölçmek
Gereç ve Yöntem: Hastalıkları Kontrol ve Koruma Merkezi (CDC) tarafından sıtma endemik olarak kabul
edilen ülkelerden gelen öğrencilerin demografik verileri, sıtma deneyimleri ve bilgi düzeylerinin değerlendirildiği
anket yüz yüze yapılmıştır.
Bulgular: Endemik bölgeden gelen 750 öğrenciden ankete katılmayı kabul eden ve anketi eksiksiz dolduran
106’sı değerlendirmeye alınmıştır. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 23 (±3,5), 77 (%72.6)‘sı erkekti. Ülkesi endemik
kategoride olsa da 13 (%12.3) öğrenci ülkesinde hiç sıtma görülmediğini ifade etmiştir. Katılımcıların
48 (%45.3)’ünün yaşamı boyunca ortalama 2.4±4.5) defa sıtma geçirme öyküsü vardı. Yedisinin profilaksi
altında sıtma öyküsü bulunmaktaydı. Sıtma geçiren öğrenciler en sık Artemether-lumefantrin (10) ve klorokin
(9) tedavilerini kullanmıştır. Kırk yedi (%43.3)’ü profilakside kullanılan en az bir sıtma ilacına aşinaydı.
Katılımcıların %16’sı ülkelerinde sıtma ilaçlarına ulaşılabilirliği zor olarak ifade etmiştir. ‘Sıtma ölümcül bir
hastalık mıdır?’ sorusuna %84.9 oranda evet yanıtı alınmıştır.
Öğrencilerin 20’si tıp fakültesinde okumakta olup, 15’inin sıtma geçirme öyküsü vardı. Sıtma ile ilgili bilgi
düzeyleri değerlendirilen tıp öğrencilerinin %70 (14)’i Afrika ülkelerinden gelmekteydi. Tıp öğrencileri sıtmanın
%95 (19) oranda anofel türü sivrisineklerin ısırması ile, %60 (12) kan nakli, %70 (14) anneden bebeğe
bulaş ve %15 (3) organ nakli ile bulaştığını belirtmiştir
Sonuç: Bu sonuçlar tıp öğrencileri de dahil olmak üzere endemik bölgeden gelen öğrencilerin sıtma ile ilgili
bilgi düzeylerinin arttırılması gerekliliğine işaret etmektedir.
Anahtar kelimeler: Sıtma; Bilgi düzeyi; Yabancı uyruklu öğrenciler
ABSTRACT
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate experiences and level of knowledge about malaria among
Ondokuz Mayis University students from endemic countries.
Material and Methods: Face to face questionnaires were conducted asking questions about malaria
demographic data, basic knowledge of its transmission, treatment, fatality and personal experiences
from foreign students coming from countries considered to be malaria endemic by the Center for Disease
Control and Protection.
Results: Of the 750 students from the endemic region, 106 accepted to participate and completed the
questionnaire. The mean age of the participants was 23 (± 3.5) and 77 (72.6%) were male. Thirteen (12.3%)
of students from endemic regions stated that malaria was not observed in their countries. Forty nine (45.3%)
of the participants had a history of malaria at an average of 2.4 (± 4.5) times during their lifetime. Seven
participants had a history of malaria despite the use of chemoprophylaxis. Artemether-lumefantrine (10)
and chloroquine (9) were commonly used antimalarials by students. Forty-seven (43.3%) of the participants
were familiar with at least one malaria drug used in prophylaxis. Of them 16% (17) stated that accessibility
to malaria drugs was easy. The question whether malaria is a fatal disease was answered as yes by 84.9% (n
= 90) of the participants. Of the twenty medical student participants, 15 had a history of malaria and 70%
(14) of them were from Africa. Medical students students stated that malaria was transmitted by; 95%
(19) anopheles type mosquito bite, 60% (12) blood transfusion, 70% (14) transmission from mother-toinfant
and 15% (3) through organ transplantation.
Conclusion: These results indicate that students from endemic areas, including medical students, should
increase their knowledge about malaria.
Key words: Malaria; Knowledge; Foreign students

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Year 2019, Volume: 9 Issue: 4, 103 - 108, 27.12.2019

Abstract

References

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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Case Report
Authors

İlkay Bozkurt

Sabra Abdallah Anwar Dossa This is me

Behnaz Alırezaeı This is me

Heval Bilek This is me

Saban Esen This is me

Publication Date December 27, 2019
Published in Issue Year 2019 Volume: 9 Issue: 4

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APA Bozkurt, İ., Dossa, S. A. A., Alırezaeı, B., Bilek, H., et al. (2019). ENDEMİK BÖLGEDEN GELEN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN SITMA İLE İLGİLİ BİLGİ DÜZEYLERİ VE DENEYİMLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ Evaluation of Knowledge and Experiences About Malaria from University Students of Endemic Countries. Bozok Tıp Dergisi, 9(4), 103-108.
AMA Bozkurt İ, Dossa SAA, Alırezaeı B, Bilek H, Esen S. ENDEMİK BÖLGEDEN GELEN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN SITMA İLE İLGİLİ BİLGİ DÜZEYLERİ VE DENEYİMLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ Evaluation of Knowledge and Experiences About Malaria from University Students of Endemic Countries. Bozok Tıp Dergisi. December 2019;9(4):103-108.
Chicago Bozkurt, İlkay, Sabra Abdallah Anwar Dossa, Behnaz Alırezaeı, Heval Bilek, and Saban Esen. “ENDEMİK BÖLGEDEN GELEN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN SITMA İLE İLGİLİ BİLGİ DÜZEYLERİ VE DENEYİMLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ Evaluation of Knowledge and Experiences About Malaria from University Students of Endemic Countries”. Bozok Tıp Dergisi 9, no. 4 (December 2019): 103-8.
EndNote Bozkurt İ, Dossa SAA, Alırezaeı B, Bilek H, Esen S (December 1, 2019) ENDEMİK BÖLGEDEN GELEN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN SITMA İLE İLGİLİ BİLGİ DÜZEYLERİ VE DENEYİMLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ Evaluation of Knowledge and Experiences About Malaria from University Students of Endemic Countries. Bozok Tıp Dergisi 9 4 103–108.
IEEE İ. Bozkurt, S. A. A. Dossa, B. Alırezaeı, H. Bilek, and S. Esen, “ENDEMİK BÖLGEDEN GELEN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN SITMA İLE İLGİLİ BİLGİ DÜZEYLERİ VE DENEYİMLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ Evaluation of Knowledge and Experiences About Malaria from University Students of Endemic Countries”, Bozok Tıp Dergisi, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 103–108, 2019.
ISNAD Bozkurt, İlkay et al. “ENDEMİK BÖLGEDEN GELEN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN SITMA İLE İLGİLİ BİLGİ DÜZEYLERİ VE DENEYİMLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ Evaluation of Knowledge and Experiences About Malaria from University Students of Endemic Countries”. Bozok Tıp Dergisi 9/4 (December 2019), 103-108.
JAMA Bozkurt İ, Dossa SAA, Alırezaeı B, Bilek H, Esen S. ENDEMİK BÖLGEDEN GELEN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN SITMA İLE İLGİLİ BİLGİ DÜZEYLERİ VE DENEYİMLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ Evaluation of Knowledge and Experiences About Malaria from University Students of Endemic Countries. Bozok Tıp Dergisi. 2019;9:103–108.
MLA Bozkurt, İlkay et al. “ENDEMİK BÖLGEDEN GELEN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN SITMA İLE İLGİLİ BİLGİ DÜZEYLERİ VE DENEYİMLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ Evaluation of Knowledge and Experiences About Malaria from University Students of Endemic Countries”. Bozok Tıp Dergisi, vol. 9, no. 4, 2019, pp. 103-8.
Vancouver Bozkurt İ, Dossa SAA, Alırezaeı B, Bilek H, Esen S. ENDEMİK BÖLGEDEN GELEN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN SITMA İLE İLGİLİ BİLGİ DÜZEYLERİ VE DENEYİMLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ Evaluation of Knowledge and Experiences About Malaria from University Students of Endemic Countries. Bozok Tıp Dergisi. 2019;9(4):103-8.
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