Wen-Qiang Zhang 1 , Si-Yi Li 1 , Xuan Li 2 , Chao Chen 2 , Long-Mei Tang 3 , Jian-Xiong Hu 2 , Dong Chen 3 , Fu-Hua Wang 2 , Xiao-Hui Wang 3 , Rong-Sheng Luan 1 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the status and influencing factors of the knowledge and behavior related to brucellosis among occupational workers in Jianyang city, and to provide basic information for developing regional specific strategies for brucellosis prevention and control. METHODS: With multistage cluster random sampling, occupational workers aged ≥18 yr. who had been in contact with sheep and their products were interviewed through a questionnaire about demographic characteristic, knowledge, and behavior related to brucellosis. The knowledge and practice scores were described as frequency and percentage, and the awareness rate of knowledge about brucellosis was calculated. Unconditional logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of knowledge and behavior related to brucellosis. RESULTS: In total, 378 workers were recruited. The minority (25.1%) of the workers had heard of brucellosis, and the awareness rate of brucellosis was 22.0%. Occupational protective behaviors were poor, and the scoring rates of wearing protective clothes, mask and gloves were 58.7%, 76.5%, 71.7% respectively. The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the awareness rate of knowledge about brucellosis decreased with age, while the low educational level was found to be associated with low awareness of knowledge about brucellosis, and occupation type had association with the awareness rate of knowledge. Besides, the awareness of knowledge about brucellosis was a protective factor and occupation type were associated with the behavior related to brucellosis. CONCLUSIONS: The knowledge and behavior related to brucellosis are poor among occupational workers in Jianyang. It is necessary to continuously implement targeted health education and health promotion programs in this region, and the people with low education level and livestock farmers should be paid special attention to. Copyright© by Editorial Board of Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Science Edition).
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the status and influencing factors of the knowledge and behavior related to brucellosis among occupational workers in Jianyang city, and to provide basic information for developing regional specific strategies for brucellosis prevention and control. METHODS: With multistage cluster random sampling, occupational workers aged ≥18 yr. who had been in contact with sheep and their products were interviewed through a questionnaire about demographic characteristic, knowledge, and behavior related to brucellosis . The knowledge and practice scores were described as frequency and percentage, and the awareness rate of knowledge about brucellosis was calculated. Unconditional logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of knowledge and behavior related to brucellosis . RESULTS: In total, 378 workers were recruited. The minority (25.1%) of the workers had heard of brucellosis , and the awareness rate of brucellosis was 22.0%. Occupational protective behaviors were poor, and the scoring rates of wearing protective clothes, mask and gloves were 58.7%, 76.5%, 71.7% respectively. The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the awareness rate of knowledge about brucellosis decreased with age, while the low educational level was found to be associated with low awareness of knowledge about brucellosis , and occupation type had association with the awareness rate of knowledge. Besides, the awareness of knowledge about brucellosis was a protective factor and occupation type were associated with the behavior related to brucellosis . CONCLUSIONS: The knowledge and behavior related to brucellosis are poor among occupational workers in Jianyang. It is necessary to continuously implement targeted health education and health promotion programs in this region, and the people with low education level and livestock farmers should be paid special attention to. Copyright© by Editorial Board of Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Science Edition).
Entities: Disease
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Keywords:
Brucellosis; Knowledge and behavior; Logistic regression model; Occupational workers
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Year: 2019
PMID： 31642234
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban ISSN： 1672-173X