Intervention Study to Increase Knowledge and Awareness in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Cases: The Case of Şanlıurfa

Abstract

Aim: In this study, it was aimed to determine whether there was a change in the level of knowledge about the disease without education during the treatment and the effect of health education on the level of knowledge of the patients about the disease in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis. Method: The research was of intervention type and was carried out in Şanlıurfa Cutaneous Leishmanias Diagnosis and Treatment Center. The study was completed with a total of 102 people, 51 of whom were in the intervention group and 51 in the control group. Both groups were pretested at the time of the first application. The intervention group was then given training, and the level of knowledge and awareness was re-measured one month later. No training was given to the control group, and after one month of treatment, the level of knowledge and awareness was re-measured in order to determine whether the level of knowledge changed during the treatment. Results: The mean knowledge score of the control group was 3.88±1.78 before the treatment and 4.96±1.46 after the treatment. The mean knowledge score of the intervention group was 3.33±1.26 before the treatment and 6.25±1.29 after the treatment. Both the post-treatment knowledge level compared to the pre-treatment and the intervention group knowledge level were higher than the control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: Cutaneous leishmaniasis patients generally consist of less educated and low-income individuals. Along with the treatment, patients should be supported by providing qualified counseling.

Keywords

• Cutaneous leishmaniasis
• health education
• awareness

Şark çıbanı vakalarında bilgi ve farkındalık düzeyini artırmaya yönelik müdahale çalışması: Şanlıurfa örneği

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada Şark çıbanı hastalarında; tedavi sırasında eğitim olmaksızın hastalıkla ilgili bilgi düzeyinde değişiklik olup olmadığını ve sağlık eğitiminin hastaların hastalıkla ilgili bilgi düzeyi üzerine etkisini belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırma müdahale tipindedir ve Şanlıurfa Şark Çıbanı Tanı ve Tedavi Merkezinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma 51 kişi müdahale, 51 kişi kontrol grubu olmak üzere, toplamda 102 kişi ile tamamlanmıştır. Her iki gruba da ilk başvuru anında öntest yapılmıştır. Müdahale grubuna daha sonra eğitim verilmiş, bir ay sonra bilgi ve farkındalık düzeyi tekrar ölçülmüştür. Kontrol grubuna herhangi bir eğitim verilmemiş, tedavi süresince bilgi düzeyinin değişip değişmediği belirlenmek amacıyla bir ay süren tedavi sonrasında bilgi ve farkındalık düzeyi tekrar ölçülmüştür. Bulgular: Kontrol grubunun bilgi puanı tedavi öncesinde ortalama 3.88±1.78, tedavi sonrasında ortalama 4.96±1.46 olarak bulundu. Müdahale grubunun bilgi puanı tedavi öncesinde ortalama 3.33±1.26, tedavi sonrasında ortalama 6.25±1.29 olarak bulundu. Hem tedavi öncesine göre tedavi sonrası bilgi düzeyi, hem de kontrol grubuna göre müdahale grubu bilgi düzeyi yüksek bulundu (p<0.05). Sonuç: Şark çıbanı hastaları genellikle daha az eğitimli ve düşük gelirli bireylerden oluşmaktadır. Tedavi ile birlikte mutlaka nitelikli danışmanlık da verilerek hastalar desteklenmelidir.

Keywords

• Şark çıbanı
• Sağlık eğitimi
• Farkındalık

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