尼日利亚东南部恩苏卡地区猎人和交易野生动植物人群对人畜共患病感染的知识、态度和行为风险因素。
Knowledge, attitudes, and behavioural risk factors regarding zoonotic infections among bushmeat hunters and traders in Nsukka, southeast Nigeria.
机构信息
Parasitology and Public Health Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Central Laboratory Unit, Federal University Wukari, Wukari, Nigeria.
出版信息
Epidemiol Health. 2018 Jun 16;40:e2018025. doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018025. eCollection 2018.
OBJECTIVES
In light of the dramatic spread of Ebola virus in some parts of Africa and the 2014 outbreak in Nigeria, a study was conducted to evaluate bushmeat dealers' knowledge and attitudes about zoonotic infections and the risk of transmission to humans.
METHODS
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a community in Nsukka, southeast Nigeria. Hunters (n=34) and bushmeat traders (n=42) were interviewed. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to generate the data. The Fisher exact test was used to evaluate the significance of differences between these groups.
RESULTS
Only 11.8% of the hunters, as compared to 35.7% of the traders, had no knowledge of possible causes of zoonotic infections (p<0.05). However, 64.7% of the hunters, compared to 38.1% of the traders, were ignorant regarding the responsibility of public health personnel and veterinarians (p<0.05), and 76.5% of the hunters compared to 42.9% of the traders were ignorant regarding the existence of zoonoses in Nigeria (p<0.05). A statistically significant difference was also found between these groups regarding the risk of contracting an infection from ectoparasites (p<0.05). The attitudes of respondents towards zoonotic diseases did not differ significantly between the groups.
CONCLUSIONS
The level of awareness about zoonotic diseases was low in this area, underscoring the need for interventions.
目的
鉴于埃博拉病毒在非洲部分地区的迅速传播以及 2014 年在尼日利亚的爆发，本研究旨在评估丛林肉商贩对人畜共患感染的知识和态度，以及向人类传播的风险。
方法
在尼日利亚东南部的恩苏卡社区进行了一项横断面调查。对猎人（n=34）和丛林肉商贩（n=42）进行了访谈。使用半结构化问卷生成数据。Fisher 确切检验用于评估这些组之间差异的显著性。
结果
只有 11.8%的猎人，与 35.7%的商人相比，对人畜共患感染的可能原因一无所知（p<0.05）。然而，64.7%的猎人，与 38.1%的商人相比，对公共卫生人员和兽医的责任一无所知（p<0.05），并且 76.5%的猎人，与 42.9%的商人相比，对尼日利亚存在人畜共患病一无所知（p<0.05）。这些组之间在外寄生虫感染风险方面也存在统计学显著差异（p<0.05）。受访者对人畜共患病的态度在两组之间没有显著差异。
结论
该地区对人畜共患病的认识水平较低，强调需要进行干预。
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