Babo Stephane A Y, Fokou Gilbert, Yapi Richard B, Mathew Coletha, Dayoro Arnaud K, Kazwala Rudovick R, Bonfoh Bassirou
Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Pastoralism. 2022;12(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s13570-022-00241-9. Epub 2022 Jun 23.
Brucellosis is an infectious zoonotic disease considered as a threat to public health and pastoralist livelihoods. Symptoms of the disease can lead to gender-specific ailments such as abortions in women and orchitis in men. Pastoralists and their families are at high risk of contracting the disease. Access to health information reinforces existing knowledge and contributes to disease prevention. However, in developing countries, interventions for knowledge sharing on zoonotic diseases predominantly target men. This study aimed to describe mechanisms of knowledge production and transfer on brucellosis according to gender, by assessing the way knowledge affects behaviours of pastoral communities. A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among a pastoral community (PC) of the Folon region in north-west Côte d'Ivoire. The study included transhumant pastoralists, sedentary livestock owners, shepherds and their wives. By using mixed methods, 26 semi-structured interviews were conducted, and 320 questionnaires were completed. Statistical analysis with chi-square ( ) comparison tests was performed to compare variables between men and women. Findings were interpreted through the concept of specialisation of the social exclusion theory. We found that gender influences access to information on brucellosis and transfer of knowledge on brucellosis appeared gender-biased, especially from veterinarians towards men in the community. The social labour division and interventions of veterinarians through awareness reinforce the knowledge gap on brucellosis between men and women. Men and women consume raw milk, whilst only men in general handle animal discharges with bare hands. To improve the control of brucellosis, knowledge on best practice should be shared with pastoral communities using the One Health approach that encourages mutual learning. Innovative strategies based on gender daily tasks such as safe dairy processing by women and safe animal husbandry to expand their herd for men can be the entry point for the prevention of brucellosis.
布鲁氏菌病是一种人畜共患传染病，被视为对公众健康和牧民生计的威胁。该疾病的症状会导致特定性别的疾病，如女性流产和男性睾丸炎。牧民及其家人感染该疾病的风险很高。获取健康信息可强化现有知识并有助于疾病预防。然而，在发展中国家，关于人畜共患疾病知识共享的干预措施主要针对男性。本研究旨在通过评估知识影响牧民社区行为的方式，描述按性别划分的布鲁氏菌病知识生产和传播机制。在科特迪瓦西北部福隆地区的一个牧民社区进行了一项基于社区的横断面调查。该研究包括游牧牧民、定居牲畜养殖户、牧民及其妻子。通过使用混合方法，进行了26次半结构化访谈，并完成了320份问卷。使用卡方（）比较检验进行统计分析，以比较男性和女性之间的变量。研究结果通过社会排斥理论的专业化概念进行解释。我们发现，性别影响获取布鲁氏菌病信息的机会，并且布鲁氏菌病知识的传播似乎存在性别偏见，尤其是从兽医向社区中的男性传播。社会劳动分工以及兽医通过宣传进行的干预加剧了男女之间在布鲁氏菌病知识方面的差距。男性和女性都饮用生牛奶，而一般只有男性徒手处理动物排泄物。为了加强对布鲁氏菌病的控制，应采用鼓励相互学习的“同一健康”方法，与牧民社区分享最佳实践知识。基于性别日常任务的创新策略，如女性安全加工乳制品和男性安全畜牧以扩大畜群规模，可以成为预防布鲁氏菌病的切入点。
