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<journal-id>0375-0760</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Med Trop]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0375-0760</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0375-07602022000300008</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Conocimientos, percepciones y prácticas de médicos de atención primaria en Ecuador sobre la infección por Angiostrongylus cantonensis]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Knowledge, perceptions and practice of primary healthcare doctors in Ecuador on Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Solórzano Álava]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chiluisa Guacho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Giler]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sunny]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hilda]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Ortega]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Misladys]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez Amador]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francisco]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Licuy Grefa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roberto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rojas Rivero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lázara]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Salud Pública-INSPI Centro de Referencia Nacional de Parasitología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guayaquil]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica Kennedy Norte Dr. José Sánchez Mata  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guayaquil]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí (IPK) Departamento de Parasitología y Control de Vectores ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>74</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0375-07602022000300008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0375-07602022000300008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0375-07602022000300008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: La angiostrongiliasis humana presenta un amplio espectro clínico: desde una infección asintomática a meningitis eosinofílica, meningoencefalitis eosinofílica y angiostrongiliasis ocular.  Objetivo:  Determinar los conocimientos, percepciones y prácticas en relación con la infección por Angiostrongylus cantonensis que poseen médicos de atención primaria de la República del Ecuador.  Métodos: Se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo. Se diseñó, validó y aplicó una encuesta sobre conocimientos, percepciones y prácticas a 163 médicos de atención primaria de las provincias Napo y Guayas, entre los meses de noviembre y diciembre de 2017. La información obtenida se almacenó en una base de datos Microsoft Access y se realizó un análisis de frecuencias a las respuestas dadas a cada una de las preguntas.  Resultados: Se encontraron conocimientos insuficientes, percepciones inadecuadas y prácticas incorrectas en relación con la angiostrongiliasis.  Conclusiones: Estos resultados orientan hacia la implementación de un programa de intervención educativa en médicos de atención primaria con el fin de atenuar las deficiencias encontradas, para incidir de forma positiva en comunidades donde existe la presencia de hospederos intermediarios y definitivos infectados y un riesgo potencial de infección.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Human angiostrongyliasis presents a broad clinical spectrum, which ranges from asymptomatic infection to eosinophilic meningitis, eosinophilic meningoencephalitis, and ocular angiostrongyliasis.  Objective: To determine the knowledge, perceptions, and practice of primary healthcare doctors in the Republic of Ecuador regarding Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection.  Methods: It was conducted a descriptive observational study. A survey on knowledge, perceptions, and practice was designed, validated, and applied to 163 primary healthcare doctors from Napo and Guayas provinces between November and December 2017. The information obtained was stored in a Microsoft Access 2016 database, and a frequency analysis was performed to the answers provided to every question.  Results: Insufficient knowledge, inadequate perceptions, and incorrect practice regarding angiostrongyliasis were found.  Conclusions: The results evidenced the need to implement an educational intervention program to primary healthcare doctors aimed at reducing the deficiencies found to have a positive impact on the communities where the intermediate and definitive hosts and a potential infection risk exist.]]></p></abstract>
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