Impact of an intervention programme on knowledge, attitudes and practices of population regarding severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in endemic areas of Lu'an, China

作者：Yong Lyu, Cheng‐Yang Hu, Liping Sun, W. QIN, Pengpeng Xu, Jie Sun, Jiaji Hu, Yan-Kun Yang, Fange Li, Hongwei Chang, xueshan li, Shaoyu Xie, Kuan‐Ying Li, X.-X. HUANG, Fan Ding, Xiaowei Zhang · 发表于：Epidemiology and Infection · 年份：2017 · DOI：10.1017/s0950268817002679 · 被引用次数：13 · 研究领域：Viral Infections and Vectors、Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research、Fire effects on ecosystems

Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of the population regarding severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in endemic areas of Lu'an in China were assessed before and after an intervention programme. The pre-intervention phase was conducted using a sample of 425 participants from the 12 selected villages with the highest rates of endemic SFTS infection. A predesigned interview questionnaire was used to assess KAP. Subsequently, an intervention programme was designed and applied in the selected villages. KAP was re-assessed for each population in the selected villages using the same interview questionnaire. Following 2 months of the programme, 339 participants had completed the re-assessed survey. The impact of the intervention programme was evaluated using suitable statistical methods. A significant increase in the KAP and total KAP scores was noted following the intervention programme, whereas the proportion of correct knowledge, the positive attitudes and the effective practices toward SFTS of respondents increased significantly. The intervention programme was effective in improving KAP level of SFTS in populations that were resident in endemic areas.