@article{dd4c915c5e894e41b051c414bd05e558,
title = "Knowledge and practices regarding leishmaniasis in Portugal – Comparison between blood donors and health students/professionals",
abstract = "Objective: To compare the current knowledge and practices regarding leishmaniasis among blood donors and health students and professionals, in Portugal. Material and methods: Data were collected through the application of two questionnaires (one online and one in paper) with similar questions in two distinct cross-sectional independent studies, each targeting one of the groups. Descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing were performed using IBM{\textregistered} SPSS{\textregistered} Statistics. Results: In total, 3763 blood donors, 254 students and 232 professionals were included in the comparative analysis. Over 95% of students and professionals, but only around 70% of blood donors had previously heard of leishmaniasis. Over 90% of participants in each group admitted leishmaniasis affected animals, but only in the professional group over 90% were aware of human leishmaniasis. Conclusions: Even though canine leishmaniasis is recognized by many blood donors and by most students and professionals, awareness of the disease in humans is less common, highlighting the importance of promoting an approach to this infection through a One Health lens.",
keywords = "Blood donors, Health professionals, Knowledge, Leishmaniasis, One Health, Portugal, Practices, Students",
author = "Rafael Rocha and Cl{\'a}udia Concei{\c c}{\~a}o and Luzia Gon{\c c}alves and Carla Maia",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would also like to acknowledge FCT for funding through contracts with GHTM ( UID/Multi/04413/2020 ) and LA-REAL ( LA/P/0117/2020 ). Funding Information: RR was supported by the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science (via Funda{\c c}{\~a}o para a Ci{\^e}ncia e a Tecnologia, I.P. - FCT) through a PhD grant (UI/BD/151067/2021).The authors would also like to acknowledge FCT for funding through contracts with GHTM (UID/Multi/04413/2020) and LA-REAL (LA/P/0117/2020).The work of CM was supported by the European Commission grant 101057690 and UKRI grants 10038150 and 10039289 and is catalogued by the CLIMOS Scientific Committee as CLIMOS003 (http://www.climos-project.eu). The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission, the Health and Digital Executive Agency, or UKRI. Neither the European Union nor granting authority nor UKRI can be held responsible. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. For the purposes of Open Access, the authors have applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. The six Horizon Europe projects, BlueAdapt, CATALYSE, CLIMOS, HIGH Horizons, IDAlert, and TRIGGER, form the Climate Change and Health Cluster. Funding Information: RR was supported by the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science (via Funda{\c c}{\~a}o para a Ci{\^e}ncia e a Tecnologia , I.P. - FCT) through a PhD grant ( UI/BD/151067/2021 ). Funding Information: The work of CM was supported by the European Commission grant 101057690 and UKRI grants 10038150 and 10039289 and is catalogued by the CLIMOS Scientific Committee as CLIMOS003 ( http://www.climos-project.eu ). The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission, the Health and Digital Executive Agency, or UKRI. Neither the European Union nor granting authority nor UKRI can be held responsible. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. For the purposes of Open Access, the authors have applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. The six Horizon Europe projects, BlueAdapt, CATALYSE, CLIMOS, HIGH Horizons, IDAlert, and TRIGGER, form the Climate Change and Health Cluster. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 The Author(s)",
year = "2024",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/j.onehlt.2024.100697",
language = "English",
volume = "18",
journal = "One Health",
issn = "2352-7714",
publisher = "Elsevier Science Publisher B.V.",
}
