Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding vector-borne diseases in central Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While vector-borne diseases (VBDs) pose an important public health problem worldwide, there is a limited and conflicting knowledge about such illnesses in rural or urban settings. The present study aimed to explore the social representations (SRs) held by people in the state of Puebla, Mexico on insects and the diseases they transmit. Understood as the group of ideas held and shared by a group of human beings which enable them to understand and interpret the world, SRs constitute what could be called a collective science or knowledge of everyday life.

Methods

The present study was conducted in six municipalities in the state of Puebla, wherein an open-ended questionnaire was applied with three age ranges. A total of 360 questionnaires were applied with people dedi

SUBMITTER: Nava-Doctor JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8296709 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature