Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Brucellosis among Parents in Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding brucellosis among parents in the Aseer region of southwestern Saudi Arabia in order to estimate the population sectors that are at high risk for accidental exposure to brucellosis. This was a cross-sectional survey con...

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Autores principales:	Youssef A. Alqahtani, Ayed A. Shati, Saleh M. Al-Qahtani, Ali A. Asseri, Ahmad A. Alhanshani, Fatimah M. Alqahtani, Afnan M. Alqarni, Mona A. Alqarni, Mohamed E. Hamid
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:001e1c327a184a709cf6c51f0ced1fbb2021-11-25T17:45:55ZKnowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Brucellosis among Parents in Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia10.3390/healthcare91115412227-9032https://doaj.org/article/001e1c327a184a709cf6c51f0ced1fbb2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1541https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9032This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding brucellosis among parents in the Aseer region of southwestern Saudi Arabia in order to estimate the population sectors that are at high risk for accidental exposure to brucellosis. This was a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2018, including 311 participants representing various genders, ages, and levels of education. Bivariate analysis showed a significant association of good awareness of the disease with the male gender and higher education levels. Of the 311 participants, 90.0% had good knowledge, whereas 10.0% showed inadequate knowledge about brucellosis. Practices and attitudes regarding brucellosis were satisfactory as participants did not eat meat from their own animals (52.7%), did not practice slaughtering (71.4%), did not participate in the birth of animals (91.3%), were not exposed to abortion in animals (93.2%), and practiced burial of aborted animal fetuses (59.2%). The practice regarding brucellosis was unsatisfactory as 66.6% never wore gloves when dealing with animals. The study concluded that the majority of parents showed fair and positive knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding brucellosis and found that gender and education were determinants of satisfactory awareness.Youssef A. AlqahtaniAyed A. ShatiSaleh M. Al-QahtaniAli A. AsseriAhmad A. AlhanshaniFatimah M. AlqahtaniAfnan M. AlqarniMona A. AlqarniMohamed E. HamidMDPI AGarticlebrucellosisknowledgealtitudepracticesparentsAseer regionMedicineRENHealthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1541, p 1541 (2021)
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spellingShingle	brucellosis knowledge altitude practices parents Aseer region Medicine R Youssef A. Alqahtani Ayed A. Shati Saleh M. Al-Qahtani Ali A. Asseri Ahmad A. Alhanshani Fatimah M. Alqahtani Afnan M. Alqarni Mona A. Alqarni Mohamed E. Hamid Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Brucellosis among Parents in Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
description	This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding brucellosis among parents in the Aseer region of southwestern Saudi Arabia in order to estimate the population sectors that are at high risk for accidental exposure to brucellosis. This was a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2018, including 311 participants representing various genders, ages, and levels of education. Bivariate analysis showed a significant association of good awareness of the disease with the male gender and higher education levels. Of the 311 participants, 90.0% had good knowledge, whereas 10.0% showed inadequate knowledge about brucellosis. Practices and attitudes regarding brucellosis were satisfactory as participants did not eat meat from their own animals (52.7%), did not practice slaughtering (71.4%), did not participate in the birth of animals (91.3%), were not exposed to abortion in animals (93.2%), and practiced burial of aborted animal fetuses (59.2%). The practice regarding brucellosis was unsatisfactory as 66.6% never wore gloves when dealing with animals. The study concluded that the majority of parents showed fair and positive knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding brucellosis and found that gender and education were determinants of satisfactory awareness.
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author	Youssef A. Alqahtani Ayed A. Shati Saleh M. Al-Qahtani Ali A. Asseri Ahmad A. Alhanshani Fatimah M. Alqahtani Afnan M. Alqarni Mona A. Alqarni Mohamed E. Hamid
author_facet	Youssef A. Alqahtani Ayed A. Shati Saleh M. Al-Qahtani Ali A. Asseri Ahmad A. Alhanshani Fatimah M. Alqahtani Afnan M. Alqarni Mona A. Alqarni Mohamed E. Hamid
author_sort	Youssef A. Alqahtani
title	Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Brucellosis among Parents in Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
title_short	Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Brucellosis among Parents in Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
title_full	Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Brucellosis among Parents in Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr	Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Brucellosis among Parents in Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Brucellosis among Parents in Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
title_sort	knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding brucellosis among parents in aseer region, southwestern saudi arabia
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/001e1c327a184a709cf6c51f0ced1fbb
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Brucellosis among Parents in Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

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