甘肃省麻风受累者麻风相关知识知晓率调查

Assessment of leprosy knowledge among the people affected by leprosy in Gansu Province

目的:了解甘肃省麻风受累者麻风知识知晓情况。方法:应用调查问卷对全省所有麻风存活者进行麻风知识调查。结果:共获得有效问卷968份,受调查者93.08%对麻风传染源回答正确,78.62%认为可以和家人同吃同住,88.53%认为规则服药可以治愈,61.86%认为治愈后可以结婚生子,90.5%认为得了麻风只要坚持规则治疗不会发生畸残,85.33%认为得了麻风应该去当地疾控中心就诊,59.09%认为麻风不会遗传。结论:麻风受累者基本知识知晓率较高,可尝试利用他们对高危人群和周围人群进行健康宣传。

Objective： To assess leprosy knowledge among the people affected by leprosy in Gansu Prov- ince. Methods： A questionnaire was administered to collect the information on leprosy knowledge among the people affected by leprosy. Results： Nine hundred and sixty-eight valid questionnaires were obtained. The correct answer about infectious source was 98.03%, 78.62% of the people reported that they were living with their families, 88.53% believed that leprosy could be cured if the treatment was regular, 61.86% believed that the people affected by leprosy could get married and could have offspring after the disease was cured. 90.5% of the people believed that deformities would not occur if the patients insisted in taking anti-leprosy medications regularly, 85.33% of the people thought that the leprosy patients should go to CDC for the diagnosis and treat- ment and 59.09% believed that leprosy wouldn＇t be hereditary. Conclusion： The people affected by leprosy have a higher level of knowledge on leprosy. They can be used to educate another ~eneral nennle_