AN ANALYSIS OF THE POPULATION'S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS AT THE ZOONOSIS CENTER IN JOÃO PESSOA, PARAÍBA

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593302320043

• Palavras-chave: Visceral leishmaniasis; zoonoses; single health.

• Keywords: Visceral leishmaniasis; zoonoses; single health.

• Abstract:

  This is an epidemiological and descriptive study with a quantitative and qualitative character carried out in the city of João Pessoa-PB with 100 users who sought care at the Centro de Zoonoses in the months of October and November 2022. It aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge on Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in the population assisted at the site. As a result, 68% of users are women with completed high school, most of whom live in the west and south of the city. 80% of the interviewees had already heard about the disease and recognized it as a zoonosis, also known as Kala-azar, as the majority referred. Regarding transmission, 58% of respondents said they knew how it is transmitted, and of these the majority replied that it occurs through the bite of a mosquito.