title: [Knowledge, attitudes and practices about fascioliasis among mothers from an Andean rural area of north Peru].
abstract: A survey to determine knowledge, attitudes and practices about fascioliasis was administered to 62 mothers from a rural endemic zone of Cajamarca's Andean Region, Peru. Only 37.0% recognized the alicuya (local name for Fasciola hepatica) as the parasite responsible for the disease; 56.5% knows that the disease affects the liver in the humans and 85.5% knows affects also animals; 98.4% have a positive predisposition to attend informative talks about the disease and 75.8% to support their authorities actively to solve of the problem. 38.7% referred drinking emollients in the street, 75.6% have domestic animals considered host for the parasite. In conclusion, attitudes of mothers are mostly favourable for prevention and control activities, despite their mistaken knowledge risky practices for fasciolasis among members of their families.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Perú.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rivera-Jacinto
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Ulloa
authors.forename: Yessica
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rojas-Huamán
authors.forename: Yamali
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Valdivia-Meléndez
authors.forename: Tabita
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saucedo-Duran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005211:Fascioliasis; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers; D010568:Peru; D012423:Rural Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult