Abebaw Balemual, Assefie Sisay
Department of Veterinary Science, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Debre Tabor University, Debra Tabor, Ethiopia.
Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Vet Med Int. 2025 Mar 25;2025:8360480. doi: 10.1155/vmi/8360480. eCollection 2025.
Foodborne zoonotic diseases are a widespread public health problem globally. Infections are naturally transmitted between animals and humans through food. A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to June 2024 to evaluate the awareness of foodborne zoonotic diseases and their associated factors in and around Debre Tabor city, Northwest Ethiopia. In this study, 771 participants were involved in which, a single individual over the age of 18 was chosen from each family using a simple random sampling method for data collection. Data were processed using Epi Info Version 7, and the analysis was conducted with SPSS Version 20 software. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were utilized to examine the influence of different factors on the dependent variable's level. A total of 771 participants took part in the study, resulting in an overall response rate of 95.7%. The number of participants having a good knowledge and practice towards meat-borne zoonoses were 378 (49%) and 412 (58.6%), respectively. The knowledge of the respondents on tuberculosis, anthrax, taeniasis, and cysticercosis was 192 (24.9%), 335 (43.5%), 313 (40.6%), and 266 (34.5%), respectively. Educational status and access to information sources of respondents were significantly associated with knowledge as value < 0.05 at a 95% confidence interval. The level of knowledge and practice was poor about foodborne zoonotic diseases in this study. This is because of the habit of backyard slaughtering and consumption of raw meat.
食源性人畜共患病是全球广泛存在的公共卫生问题。感染通过食物在动物和人类之间自然传播。2024年1月至6月进行了一项横断面研究，以评估埃塞俄比亚西北部德布雷塔博尔市及其周边地区对食源性人畜共患病的认知及其相关因素。在这项研究中，771名参与者参与其中，使用简单随机抽样方法从每个家庭中选取一名18岁以上的个体进行数据收集。数据使用Epi Info 7版本进行处理，并使用SPSS 20软件进行分析。采用双变量和多变量逻辑回归分析来检验不同因素对因变量水平的影响。共有771名参与者参与了该研究，总体应答率为95.7%。对肉源性人畜共患病有良好认知和实践的参与者人数分别为378人（49%）和412人（58.6%）。受访者对结核病、炭疽病、绦虫病和囊尾蚴病的认知分别为192人（24.9%）、335人（43.5%）、313人（40.6%）和266人（34.5%）。受访者的教育程度和获取信息来源与认知显著相关，在95%置信区间内P值<0.05。在本研究中，对食源性人畜共患病的认知和实践水平较差。这是由于后院屠宰和食用生肉的习惯。
