Parasites, Hosts and Diseases

  • 제59권5호
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  • Pages.513-518
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  • 2021
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  • 2982-5164(pISSN)
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  • 1738-0006(eISSN)
대한기생충학·열대의학회 (The Korea Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine)
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Awareness and Opinions of Inhabitants on Vivax Malaria in Two Endemic Areas, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

  • Bahk, Young Yil (Department of Biotechnology, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University) ;
  • Cho, Shin-Hyeong (Noul Co. LTD.) ;
  • Na, Byoung-Kuk (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Department of Convergence Medical Science, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Hong, Sung Jong (Convergence Research Center for Insect Vectors, Incheon National University) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Keun (Department of Pharmacology, Inha University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Tong-Soo (Convergence Research Center for Insect Vectors, Incheon National University)
  • 투고 : 2021.09.28
  • 심사 : 2021.10.12
  • 발행 : 2021.10.31
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초록

The incidence of vivax malaria in Korea was reduced to a low plateau. For successful elimination of vivax malaria, socio-behavioral changes in the communities are essential. This study aimed to figure out awareness of the inhabitants on the vivax malaria endemicity. The 407 participants including vivax malaria patients and uninfected inhabitants in Gimpo- and Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, known as high-risk areas in Korea. We used a community-based study design and non-probability sampling method using primary data. Except for the perception about the public health facilities' capability to cope with anti-malaria programs, the 2 groups of participants shared the same level of awareness about public promotional and educational measures and opinions for malaria elimination from the community. Thus, our future goals for malaria prevention and elimination are to develop more active and well-organized community-based education and evaluation programs collaborating with the community healthcare authorities and local governments.

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과제정보

This study was supported by funding from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Korea and by funding from the National Research Fund (NRF-2017M3A9B8069530, NRF-2020R1F1A1070882), Korea.

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