Level of Knowledge and Risk Factors for Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Mining Area of Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Table 1

The relevant answers from the interviewed residents of the municipality of Pains, Minas Gerais, related to the epidemiological cycle of leishmaniasis.

Knowledge of the population	n (%)
Did you hear about leishmaniasis?
Yes	331 (83.59)
No	65 (16.41)
How is leishmaniasis transmitted?
Sand fly	129 (32.58)
Incorrect answers	267 (67.42)
Did you recognize the vector?
Lutzomyia	45 (11.36)
Others	351 (88.64)
Who can catch leishmaniasis?
Correct answers	368 (92.93)
Incorrect answers	28 (7.07)
Do you know what leishmaniasis can cause in humans?
Fever, weight loss, cough, increased abdominal volume, and skin sores	171 (43.18)
Incorrect answers	225 (56.82)
What do you think needs to be done when a person catches leishmaniasis?
Immediate treatment	319 (80.56)
Incorrect answers	77 (19.44)
Did you hear about dog leishmaniasis?
Yes	255 (64.39)
No	141 (35.61)
What do you think needs to be done when a dog catches leishmaniasis?
Immediate treatment or euthanasia	220 (55.56)
Incorrect answers	176 (44.44)
What can you do to prevent leishmaniasis? (home or work environment)
Keep the peridomiciliary area clean	208 (52.53)
Incorrect answers	188 (47.47)
What can you do to prevent leishmaniasis? (individual)
Correct answers	333 (84.09)
Incorrect answers	63 (15.91)
Do you know how leishmaniasis can be controlled?
Correct answers	222 (56.06)
Incorrect answers	174 (43.94)