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Associations between consumption of unsafe fish dishes and knowledge about opisthorchis viverriniinfection in Southern Laos |
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| Creator | Supannee Promthet |
| Title | Associations between consumption of unsafe fish dishes and knowledge about opisthorchis viverriniinfection in Southern Laos |
| Contributor | KhamphanavanhSaiyachak,Peter Bradshaw,SutthipornTongsotsang, Thitima Saenrueang |
| Publisher | Research and Technology Transfer Affairs Division.Khon Kaen University. |
| Publication Year | 2560 |
| Journal Title | Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology (APST) |
| Journal Vol. | 22 |
| Journal No. | 4 |
| Page no. | 1-9 |
| Keyword | Opisthorchis viverrini, knowledge, unsafe fish dishes, Laos, health education |
| URL Website | https://tci-thaijo.org/index.php/APST/index |
| Website title | https://tci-thaijo.org/index.php/APST/article/view/108012 |
| ISSN | 2539-6293 |
| Abstract | Infection by the liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, poses a serious public health problem in many areas of the Lower Mekong Basin, where there is a powerful cultural habit of eating unsafely prepared fish dishes. High prevalences of the infection are common in the central and southern regions of Lao PDR. Attempts to control infection rates have often relied heavily on health education to improve knowledge about the infection, and the aim of this cross-sectional analytic study was to test the assumed association between this knowledge and the habit of eating the unsafe dishes in a province of Lao PDR where the infectionwas considered to be endemic. The knowledge of residents randomly selected from a large number of villages in Khammouane Province was assessed using a structured interview questionnaire, and they were asked about their consumption of various unsafe fish dishes during the past year. Associations between the reported eating of these dishes and knowledge about infection by Opisthorchis viverriniwere analysed using logistic regression. Apart fromknowing that eating uncooked fish with alcohol does not prevent infection, none of the knowledge items was found to be associated with the consumption of the unsafe dishes, and the overall level of knowledge was also unrelated. There has been a dearth of studies on this important issue, especially in Lao PDR, and further research is necessary. However, if the finding is replicated, serious doubts should be raised about the rationale of the current education programmes, and an alternative educational strategy is suggested. |
