Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF): A Survey among Butchers Community in Kerman City

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نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 19 آذر 1398

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Background: Zoonosis is a common disease between humans and animals. This pathogen should spend part of its life cycle in the animal s body. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease in the Middle East and middle Asia. CCHF virus belongs to Nairovirus genus of the Bunyaviridae family.Objectives: This study aims to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice of butchers about Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Kerman city.Material and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2018 to March 2019 in Kerman city, southeast of Iran. A total of 127 butchers took part in interview. Collected data were analyzed by using SPSS version 22.Results: Totally, 127 butchers were interviewed in Kerman city, that all participants in the study were man. The mean of age and professional work experience of participants in the study were 38.88 ± 10.47 and 18.14 ± 11.45, respectively. The results showed that 47% of the participants in this study had less than diploma education and 53% had diploma. Most participants (76%) knew about the CCHF. In generally the results of this study showed that, the butchers in Kerman have good knowledge, attitude and practice regarding CCHF.Conclusion: Given that Kerman city is on the way of livestock imported from the eastern borders of the country, and is one of the most high risk areas. For CCHF, it is suggested that more studies conducted on other risk groups such as farmers, health personnel, and people living in this area also other endemic areas.

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Ismaeil Alizadeh

MSc, Department of vector biology and control, School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran

Mohammad Amin Gorouhi

Assistant Professor, Department of vector biology and control, School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran

Abbas Aghaei Afshar

Associate professor, Leishmaniasis Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Fatemeh Seyedi

Student Research Committee, School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Najmeh Mansuori

Student Research Committee, School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Mahshid Shahri

Student Research Committee, School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran