Almorish Mohammed A W, Al-Sayaghi Khaled Mohammed, Alshoabi Sultan Abdulwadoud, Elneblawi Nora Helmi, Machaly Eslam Reda, Sobeh Dena Eltabey Sobh, Elkhalifa Ahmed M E, Elderdery Abozer Y, Elhadi Fatima ELshikh Mohammed, Bazie Elsharif A
Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen.
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, Al-Madina, Saudi Arabia.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2024 Aug 12;17:3875-3886. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S470446. eCollection 2024.
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a viral infection spread through tick bites or contact with secretions from infected animals or humans, posing a risk to slaughterhouse workers. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of slaughterhouse workers in Yemen towards CCHF.
A cross-sectional study conducted on 173 adults working at slaughterhouses in Sana'a and Dhamar cities, Yemen using a multi-stage sampling. The questionnaire used in the study was a reliable survey instrument (with a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.71) employed for the purpose of data collection. The questionnaire encompassed three distinct sections: 1)- demographic inquiries pertaining to age, gender, marital status, level of education, and occupation; 2)- knowledge-based inquiries consisting of 27 items;3)- the attitude section consisted of 11 questions. After completing the questionnaire, the data were analyzed by SPSS version 24, using percentages, chi-square test, and Spearman correlation coefficient.
The mean age of the participants was 30.6 years with a SD of 11.2 years, with 84.4% male and 15.6% female. Most slaughterhouse workers were butchers (78.6%) and some were shepherds (21.4%). The participants had poor knowledge (86.7%) and attitude (72.3%) towards CCHF. There exists a noteworthy association between the knowledge scores and the gender, education level, and occupation (P=0.035, P=0.039, P=0.001). A significant positive correlation was identified between knowledge and attitude scores (r = 0.715, P<0.001).
The majority of respondents had poor knowledge of CCHF. Educational programs are essential for increasing community awareness, with involvement of technical experts crucial for disseminating information on preventing and managing CCHF.
克里米亚-刚果出血热（CCHF）是一种通过蜱虫叮咬或接触受感染动物或人类的分泌物传播的病毒感染，对屠宰场工人构成风险。本研究旨在评估也门屠宰场工人对CCHF的知识和态度。
采用多阶段抽样对也门萨那和达玛尔市屠宰场工作的173名成年人进行横断面研究。本研究使用的问卷是一种可靠的调查工具（克朗巴哈系数为0.71），用于数据收集。问卷包括三个不同部分：1）与年龄、性别、婚姻状况、教育程度和职业有关的人口统计学询问；2）由27个项目组成的基于知识的询问；3）态度部分由11个问题组成。完成问卷后，使用SPSS 24版对数据进行分析，采用百分比、卡方检验和斯皮尔曼相关系数。
参与者的平均年龄为30.6岁，标准差为11.2岁，男性占84.4%，女性占15.6%。大多数屠宰场工人是屠夫（78.6%），一些是牧羊人（21.4%）。参与者对CCHF的知识（86.7%）和态度（72.3%）较差。知识得分与性别、教育程度和职业之间存在显著关联（P=0.035，P=0.039，P=0.001）。知识得分与态度得分之间存在显著正相关（r = 0.715，P<0.001）。
大多数受访者对CCHF的了解较差。教育项目对于提高社区意识至关重要，技术专家的参与对于传播预防和管理CCHF的信息至关重要。
