{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,6]],"date-time":"2026-07-06T15:11:40Z","timestamp":1783350700027,"version":"3.54.6"},"reference-count":25,"publisher":"Wiley","issue":"1","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,7]],"date-time":"2025-10-07T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1759795200000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":279,"URL":"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,1]],"date-time":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1735689600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/doi.wiley.com\/10.1002\/tdm_license_1.1"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100005001","name":"Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100005001","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["onlinelibrary.wiley.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Journal of Parasitology Research"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2025,1]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Introduction<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic>Leishmaniasis<\/jats:italic>\n                      is a prevalent parasitic disease in the tropical and subtropical regions of Iran and represents a major public health concern in the country. This study is aimed at assessing the level of knowledge, performance, and recognition among medical students regarding parasitic diseases, with particular emphasis on\n                      <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic>\n                      infections.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This descriptive\u2010analytical study was conducted at Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences, focusing on a population of medical students, including interns and residents. Data were collected using a researcher\u2010made questionnaire consisting of three main sections: demographic information (including age, gender, education level, history of student parasitic disease, student\u2019s previous clinical exposure to patients with parasitic infections, parasitology course grade, and main sources of information), knowledge, and performance assessment. Data were analyzed using SPSS software Version 26. Independent\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2010test, chi\u2010square, and one\u2010way ANOVA were used to assess the relationships between demographic variables and levels of awareness and performance. A\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      According to the results, 50.2% of the participants were female, most of whom were single, with a mean age of 25.52 \u00b1 3.107 years. The average scores for knowledge and performance regarding parasitic diseases\u2014with an emphasis on\n                      <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2014were 13.681 \u00b1 3.706 and 16.195 \u00b1 0.902, respectively. These findings indicate that the students possessed a moderate level of knowledge but demonstrated good performance. Notably, awareness levels were significantly higher among female students and interns.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>It is important to highlight that enhancing the awareness of medical students through face\u2010to\u2010face training, mobile\u2010based education, and seminars can significantly reduce the risk of leishmaniasis transmission. By bridging the gap between public awareness and practical implementation, these future healthcare professionals who play a crucial role in education and treatment will be better qualified to control parasitic diseases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1155\/japr\/2660508","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,8]],"date-time":"2025-10-08T04:34:46Z","timestamp":1759898086000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Study on Medical Students\u2019 Knowledge, Performance, and Understanding of Parasitic Diseases, With a Focus on\n                    <i>Leishmania<\/i>"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2025","author":[{"given":"Safa","family":"Najafi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Batool","family":"Ghafle Marammazi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohammad Hossein","family":"Feiz Haddad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elham","family":"Farhadi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1219-1054","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sirous","family":"Rafiei Asl","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_13_1_2","volume-title":"Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Common Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases and Communicable Diseases","author":"Shojaei Tehrani H.","year":"2001"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijpara.2005.07.001"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1708-8305.2008.00286.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.clindermatol.2006.05.008"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_5_2","volume-title":"Target Product Profile for a Diagnostic Test to Confirm Visceral Leishmaniasis","author":"World Health Organization","year":"2024"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_6_2","first-page":"653","article-title":"Global Leishmaniasis Surveillance Updates 2023: 3 Years of the NTD Road Map","volume":"45","author":"Jain S.","year":"2024","journal-title":"Weekly Epidemiological Record"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_7_2","article-title":"Control of Phlebotomine Sand Flies in Iran: A Review Article","volume":"10","author":"Yaghoobi-Ershadi M. R.","year":"2016","journal-title":"Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_8_2","volume-title":"Epidemiological Aspects of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ZCL) in Iran, the Middle East, and Worldwide: A Comprehensive Systematic Review","author":"Jamali H.","year":"2024"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fvets.2024.1515370"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_10_2","first-page":"647","article-title":"Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Population Covered by Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2011","volume":"57","author":"Khajedaluee M.","year":"2014","journal-title":"Medical Journal of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0963662520963365"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_12_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pntd.0007831"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_13_2","first-page":"53","article-title":"Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Female Students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences About Cutaneous Leishmaniasis","volume":"7","author":"Nasiri Z.","year":"2020","journal-title":"Journal of Preventive Medicine"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_14_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina59101855"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_15_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.30476\/ijcbnm.2025.104216.2616"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_16_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12909-024-06409-8"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_17_2","article-title":"Immunotherapeutic Strategies as Potential Treatment Options for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis","volume":"12","author":"Lafleur A.","year":"2024","journal-title":"Vaccine"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_18_2","article-title":"Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Afghanistan","volume":"7","author":"Rahimi B. A.","year":"2025","journal-title":"Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_19_2","volume-title":"Leishmania Parasite and Leishmaniasis","author":"Nadim A.","year":"2008"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_20_2","article-title":"The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of \u201cHealth-Go Betweenes\u201d Esfarayen Country About Cutaneousleishmaniasis Disease in 2013","volume":"9","author":"Hosseini S. H.","year":"2023","journal-title":"Shahroud Journal of Medical Sciences"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_21_2","first-page":"22","article-title":"The Assessment of Knowledge of General Practitioners of Mashhad and Chenaran Health Centers About Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Its Treatment","volume":"6","author":"Erfanyantaghvaei M.","year":"2016","journal-title":"Horizon of Medical Education Development"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_22_2","article-title":"Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Subtropical Ecuador: Popular Perceptions, Knowledge, and Treatment","volume":"28","author":"Weigel M. M.","year":"1994","journal-title":"Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_23_2","first-page":"1962","article-title":"Evaluation of Students\u2019 Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Relation to Preventive Strategies Against Leishmaniasis in the Hyperendemic Region of Shahid Babaie Airbase","volume":"29","author":"Saberi S.","year":"2012","journal-title":"Journal of Isfahan Medical School"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_24_2","article-title":"Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related to Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Among Attendants of Primary Health Care Centers in Qassim Region\u2013Saudi Arabia","volume":"27","author":"Alzolibani A. A.","year":"2011","journal-title":"Damascus University Journal of Health Sciences"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_25_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pntd.0011132"}],"container-title":["Journal of Parasitology Research"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1155\/japr\/2660508","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1155\/japr\/2660508","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1155\/japr\/2660508","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,17]],"date-time":"2026-03-17T20:09:37Z","timestamp":1773778177000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1155\/japr\/2660508"}},"subtitle":[],"editor":[{"given":"Sarita","family":"Kumar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"editor"}]}],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,1]]},"references-count":25,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2025,1]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1155\/japr\/2660508"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/japr\/2660508","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["2090-0023","2090-0031"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2090-0023","type":"print"},{"value":"2090-0031","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,1]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2025-03-01","order":0,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2025-09-05","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2025-10-07","order":3,"name":"published","label":"Published","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}],"article-number":"2660508"}}