A cross-sectional survey of avian influenza knowledge among poultry farmworkers in Indonesia.

Autor:	Rehman S; Laboratory of Virology and Immunology Division of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.; Division of Veterinary Public Health Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia., Shehzad A; Laboratory of Virology and Immunology Division of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia., Andriyani LD; Food and Agriculture department Batu, Batu, East Java, Indonesia., Effendi MH; Division of Veterinary Public Health Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia., Abadeen ZU; Department of Pathology Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan., Ilyas Khan M; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan., Bilal M; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.; Current affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	PeerJ [PeerJ] 2023 Jan 16; Vol. 11, pp. e14600. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 16 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.7717/peerj.14600
Abstrakt:	Background: Avian influenza (AI) poses a serious threat to global public health, especially the highly pathogenic form. Awareness and protective behavior among the public, particularly the high-risk populations, are essential for prevention and control. This study aimed to ascertain the level of AI knowledge among Indonesia's poultry farmworkers. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted online. A predesigned standardized questionnaire, containing six demographic questions and 14 questions on AI knowledge, was used. The questionnaire was distributed via WhatsApp and email platforms. Volunteers (respondents) included 119 men and 81 women, aged 18-50 years, who work on poultry farms in Indonesia. Data were analyzed using the chi-squared and Fisher exact tests. Results: The study's findings revealed that more than two-thirds (67.0%) of the respondents had heard about AI. Their primary sources of information were health workers (36.0%) and media, especially television (34.0%). The majority of the participants (91.3%) had good knowledge about AI as a contagious infection, transmissible from birds to other birds, animals, or humans. A total of 76.8% of the respondents believed that poultry workers and veterinarians were at high risk of contracting AI infection. Conclusions: The study concluded that poultry workers had good knowledge about AI infection, transmission, and risk variables. Health workers and television were the main sources of information on AI. The level of AI knowledge was high among the respondents. Competing Interests: The authors declare there are no competing interests. (©2023 Rehman et al.)
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