Awareness of the Staff of Slaughterhouses and Animal Husbandries of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Shoushtar, Iran in 2017

Shahvali, Elham Abdolahi; Adineh, Mohammad; Mehr, Azam Jahangiri; Hemmatipour, Akram; Nasrabadi, Tahereh

doi:10.5958/0973-9130.2018.00179.2

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“…The results showed that the majority of the participants were in the 21 -80 age group, with more than half of them having a high school diploma or lower degrees. This finding is in agreement with the results of Masoudy et al's study (17) in the city of Zabol, Shahvali in Shoushtar, and Shahhosseini in Mashhad, and a study in India that all focused on identifying the groups at high risk for CCHF (17,25,26). More than half of the participants were married living in urban areas, and the majority of them had a history of contact with the carcass, blood, or fresh meat of newly-slaughtered animals.…”

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“…In terms of using protective equipment in the workplace, such as suitable workwear, gloves, mask, goggles, and boots, the results demonstrated that more than half of the participants utilized personal protective equipment, but it needs to be mentioned that although various studies have emphasized the role of such equipment in preventing CCHF (26,29), a substantial number of participants did not use them for personal protection. Likewise, Shahvali et al (25) reported that slaughterhouse workers and hunters' awareness regarding the nature and transmission routes of CCHF was considerably low. As for other preventive behaviors, the results of the present study revealed that the majority of the participants purchased their household meat from authorized stores, and few were in the habit of eating raw liver (4.83%) or had a history of being bitten by ticks (5.8%), whereas research shows that tick bites and eating habits are amongst the focal transmission routes of CCHF (30,31).…”

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Predictors of Observance of Preventive Behaviors Toward Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever by Butchers in Qom City in Central Iran

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Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral zoonosis. Ranchers, butchers, and slaughterhouse workers run the risk of contracting the disease more than others. Objectives: This study was aimed at the evaluation of occupational behaviors and practices of butchers and meat industry workers regarding CCHF based on the health belief model (HBM). Methods: The present descriptive-analytical study was carried out among 207 local butchers working in slaughterhouses who were selected by cluster sampling in Qom City in the first six months of 2019. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire based on the HBM constructs was used. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire have been verified. The data were analyzed by SPSS version 21 using regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: A total of 141 (68.12%) of the participants used personal protective equipment, including appropriate workwear, gloves, mask, goggles, and boots when they had direct contact with raw meat products. There were significant positive relationships between CCHF preventive behaviors and perceived barrier structures (P = 0.003), perceived benefits (P = 0.004), perceived severity (P = 0.002), perceived susceptibility (P = 0.001), and cues to action (P = 0.001). Based on linear regression analysis, perceived susceptibility was able to predict 96% of the variance of CCHF preventive behaviors in Qom’s butchers. Conclusions: Perceived susceptibility is a predictor of CCHF preventive behaviors; thus, future plans and programs are suggested to be based on the HBM and emphasize increasing perceived susceptibility and other constructs of this model to improve the disease-preventing behaviors of butchers.

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Predictors of Observance of Preventive Behaviors Toward Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever by Butchers in Qom City in Central Iran

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“…According to studies, from 1999 onwards, various cases of CCHF have been reported as epidemics in many parts of Iran, confirmed with paraclinical examinations (7). According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2008 (8) and the disease geographical spread map in 2015 (9), Iran is located in the regional belt of the maximum incidence of CCHF.…”

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Survey of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Farmers About Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

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Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is an acute febrile disease. It is one of the most common diseases among humans and animals. Objectives: Due to the presence of the disease in Iran, this study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of farmers about Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted on 300 farmers in north and south villages of Khorramabad city selected using stratified sampling. The instrument used in the study was a valid and reliable questionnaire to measure the knowledge, attitude, and practice of people in contact with the livestock. After completing the questionnaire, the data were analyzed by SPSS using nonparametric tests (Mann-Whitney-U, Kruskal-Wallis, and Spearman correlation coefficient). Results: The mean age of the participants was 38.94 ± 14.28 years. The mean scores of knowledge, attitude, and practice of the participants regarding CCHF were 18.46 ± 5.05, 40.7 ± 2.18, and 6.42 ± 3.40, respectively. There was a significant relationship between knowledge (P < 0.001), attitude (P < 0.001), and practice (P < 0.001) scores and the education level and marital status (P < 0.001). The results showed a significant inverse correlation between age and attitude (P < 0.001. r = -0.33), knowledge (P < 0.001. r = -0.42), and practice (P < 0.001. r = -0.39). There was a significant positive relationship between practice and knowledge (P = 0.001. r = -0.39) and attitude (P < 0.001. r = -0.39). Conclusions: Due to the insufficient performance of farmers concerning disease prevention and health protection behaviors. implementation of an educational program to increase the level of knowledge could promote their prevention behavior Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever.

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Awareness of the Staff of Slaughterhouses and Animal Husbandries of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Shoushtar, Iran in 2017

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Predictors of Observance of Preventive Behaviors Toward Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever by Butchers in Qom City in Central Iran

Predictors of Observance of Preventive Behaviors Toward Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever by Butchers in Qom City in Central Iran

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