卢旺达尼亚加塔雷区犬主人对犬源人畜共患寄生虫病的认知、态度和实践。
Perceptions, attitudes and practices regarding canine zoonotic helminthiases among dog owners in Nyagatare district, Rwanda.
机构信息
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Rwanda, Nyagatare, Rwanda.
Department of Applied Statistics, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
出版信息
Vet Med Sci. 2022 Jul;8(4):1378-1389. doi: 10.1002/vms3.787. Epub 2022 Mar 22.
BACKGROUND
Despite their importance to society, dogs are susceptible to various helminths. This study aimed to understand perceptions, attitudes and practices (PAP) regarding canine zoonotic helminthiases (CZH) among dog owners in Rwanda.
METHODS
A cross-sectional study was carried out in Nyagatare district of Rwanda, where 203 dog owners were randomly selected and interviewed. To analyse this study's data, we used frequency distributions, chi-square test of association and binary logistic regression model.
RESULTS
Overall, 75.9% and 30% of the respondents were aware of canine and human helminthiases, respectively. Around 74.4% knew that dogs source helminthiases from eating raw infected meat. Also, 74.4% knew vomiting, diarrhoea and swelling of the belly as clinical signs of the helminthiases. Around 58.6% washed hands with soap and water after handling a dog. Only 17.2% and 15.5% dewormed the dogs and treated them against ectoparasites using conventional anthelmintics and acaricides manufactured for dogs, respectively. Of all respondents, 33% held genuine perceptions, while 78.3% and 25.1% adopted positive attitudes and appropriate practices about CZH, respectively. The respondents' educational level and length of dog ownership correlated with their perceptions and practices about CZH, respectively, while sources of information on CZH influenced their PAP of such infections. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) of having genuine perceptions and positive attitudes were more than 82% lower among those who sourced the information from neighbours & colleagues compared to those who gathered it through reading. Again, the length of dog ownership (OR = 0.37, 95% CI: 0.15-0.90) correlated with the respondent's practices about CZH.
CONCLUSIONS
Only 33% and 25.1% of the respondents held genuine perceptions and adopted positive attitudes regarding CZH, respectively. The findings indicate increased zoonotic helminths in dogs, possible spillover in humans and anthelmintic resistance. Therefore, awareness campaigns are needed to upgrade dog owners' knowledge of the zoonotic helminthiases in dogs in Nyagatare district.
背景
尽管狗对社会很重要，但它们也容易感染各种寄生虫。本研究旨在了解卢旺达狗主人对犬类人畜共患寄生虫病（CZH）的认知、态度和实践（PAP）。
方法
在卢旺达尼亚加塔雷区进行了一项横断面研究，随机选择了 203 名狗主人进行访谈。为了分析本研究的数据，我们使用了频率分布、卡方检验和二元逻辑回归模型。
结果
总体而言，75.9%和 30%的受访者分别了解犬类和人类寄生虫病。约 74.4%的人知道狗通过食用生的受感染肉类来感染寄生虫病。此外，74.4%的人知道呕吐、腹泻和腹部肿胀是寄生虫病的临床症状。约 58.6%的人在接触狗后用肥皂和水洗手。只有 17.2%和 15.5%的人分别使用常规驱虫药和为狗制造的杀寄生虫剂给狗驱虫和治疗寄生虫病。在所有受访者中，33%的人有正确的认知，78.3%和 25.1%的人对 CZH 分别持有积极的态度和适当的实践。受访者的教育水平和养狗时间与他们对 CZH 的认知和实践相关，而获取有关 CZH 的信息来源则影响了他们对这些感染的 PAP。与通过阅读获取信息的人相比，从邻居和同事处获取信息的人对 CZH 有正确认知和积极态度的调整后优势比（OR）分别降低了 82%以上。此外，养狗时间（OR=0.37，95%CI：0.15-0.90）与受访者对 CZH 的实践相关。
结论
只有 33%和 25.1%的受访者对 CZH 有正确的认知和积极的态度。研究结果表明，狗身上的人畜共患寄生虫病增加，可能会传染给人类，还会产生抗药性。因此，需要开展宣传活动，提高尼亚加塔雷区狗主人对狗的人畜共患寄生虫病的认识。
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