Sekota Town agricultural office, Sekota Zuria district, Wag-Himra Zone, northeast, Amhara Region State, Ethiopia.
Department of Health Informatics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
BMC Vet Res. 2020 Feb 3;16(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s12917-020-2267-0.
In Ethiopia, the second most prioritized of the zoonotic diseases next to rabies is anthrax. About 50.6% of anthrax cases and 33.3% of deaths of livestock have been reported from Wag-Himra Zone, where appropriate anthrax prevention practices are not implemented by the owners of the animals. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the extent of appropriate anthrax prevention practices of livestock owners and associated factors in Sekota Zuria district, northwest Ethiopia.
Twenty-five percent (95% CI: 25.2, 26.1%) of the livestock owners implemented appropriate anthrax prevention. Three quarters (74%) of the owners consumed infected meat; more than three quarters (78%) used the skins and hides of animals found dead with anthrax. The odds of appropriate anthrax prevention practices were higher among livestock owners with positive attitude (AOR = 4.16, 95% CI: 2.72, 6.37), who received health education (AOR = 2.00, 95% CI: 1.21, 3.28) and owners who lived in urban areas (AOR = 2.62, 95% CI: 1.43, 4.77) compared to their counterparts. Ability to read and write (AOR = 2.76, 95% CI: 1.74, 4.37), and primary (AOR = 3.6, 95% CI: 1.74, 4.37) or secondary school and above education (AOR = 4.24, 95% CI: 1.61, 11.13) were significantly associated with appropriate anthrax prevention practices.
In Sekota Zuria district, only one quarter of the livestock owners were aware of appropriate anthrax prevention practices. Thus, implementing effective health education and creating positive attitude are vital to improve anthrax prevention practices in the area.
在埃塞俄比亚，仅次于狂犬病的第二大动物源性疾病是炭疽。据报道，在 Wag-Himra 地区，炭疽病例中有 50.6%和牲畜死亡中有 33.3%来自该地区，而该地区的动物主人没有采取适当的炭疽预防措施。因此，本研究旨在确定在埃塞俄比亚西北部的 Sekota Zuria 区，牲畜主人采取适当炭疽预防措施的程度和相关因素。
25%（95%置信区间：25.2%，26.1%）的牲畜主人采取了适当的炭疽预防措施。四分之三（74%）的主人食用了感染的肉类；超过四分之三（78%）的主人使用了发现患有炭疽病的动物的皮和皮。具有积极态度（优势比[OR] = 4.16，95%置信区间：2.72，6.37）、接受过健康教育（OR = 2.00，95%置信区间：1.21，3.28）和居住在城市地区（OR = 2.62，95%置信区间：1.43，4.77）的牲畜主人采取适当炭疽预防措施的可能性更高。与同龄人相比，能够读写（OR = 2.76，95%置信区间：1.74，4.37）以及接受过小学（OR = 3.6，95%置信区间：1.74，4.37）或中学及以上教育（OR = 4.24，95%置信区间：1.61，11.13）与适当的炭疽预防措施显著相关。
在 Sekota Zuria 区，只有四分之一的牲畜主人了解适当的炭疽预防措施。因此，在该地区实施有效的健康教育和培养积极态度对于改善炭疽预防措施至关重要。
