Indigenous Knowledge, Practices, Beliefs and Social Impacts of Porcine Cysticercosis and Epilepsy in Iringa Rural

dc.contributor.authorMwita, Chacha
dc.contributor.authorYohana, Coletha
dc.contributor.authorNkwengulila, Gamba
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-12T13:14:58Z
dc.date.available2016-04-12T13:14:58Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractPorcine Cysticercosis (PCC) and Human Cysticercosis (HCC)/Neurocysticercosis (NCC) are a burden to the community owing to the reduced value of animals, associated costs of treatment, decreased labour productivity and social discrimination. There is limited knowledge on the management and prevention of PCC and epilepsy in Iringa rural. Therefore, the present study aimed at assessing indigenous knowledge, practices, attitudes and social impacts of PCC and epilepsy in Iringa rural district. A total of 588 people participated in the survey whereby 306 were pig farmers, 223 non-pig farmers and 59 families with epileptic individuals. It was found that 49.8% (χ2 = 0.003, DF = 1, p = 0.954) of pig keepers were aware of PCC, whereas the remaining 50.2% were not aware (χ2 = 25.5, DF = 1, p < 0.001). The prevalence of late onset epilepsy was significantly higher (62.7%) than that of those who manifested seizures and convulsions in childhood 37.3% (χ2 = 3.814, DF = 1, p = 0.51). People in Iringa rural believe epilepsy is caused by evil spirits, witchcraft and/or inheritance. It was concluded that there was limited knowledge on T. solium cysticercosis and epilepsy. This ignorance is the cause of poor practices, negative beliefs and attitudes that negatively affect the social life of People with Epilepsy (PWE) in communities. This study recommends that health education to raise awareness on cysticercosis/taeniosis and epilepsy should be one of the intervention measures for elimination of cysticercosis and epilepsy in Iringa rural district.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChacha, M., Yohana, C. and Nkwengulila, G., 2014. Indigenous knowledge, practices, beliefs and social impacts of porcine cysticercosis and epilepsy in Iringa rural. Health, 6(21), p.2894.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4236/health.2014.621328
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1510
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScientific Researchen_US
dc.subjectNeurocysticercosisen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectBeliefsen_US
dc.subjectPracticesen_US
dc.subjectStigmatizationen_US
dc.subjectSegregationen_US
dc.titleIndigenous Knowledge, Practices, Beliefs and Social Impacts of Porcine Cysticercosis and Epilepsy in Iringa Ruralen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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