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Lay perceptions of risk factors for Rift Valley fever in a pastoral community in northeastern Kenya.

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  • المؤلفون: Ng'ang'a CM;Ng'ang'a CM; Bukachi SA; Bukachi SA; Bett BK; Bett BK
  • المصدر:
    BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2016 Jan 13; Vol. 16, pp. 32. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jan 13.
  • نوع النشر :
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • اللغة:
    English
  • معلومة اضافية
    • المصدر:
      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968562 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2458 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712458 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • بيانات النشر:
      Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001-
    • الموضوع:
      Diet* ; Feeding Behavior* ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* ; Zoonoses*/epidemiology; Livestock/*virology ; Rift Valley Fever/*transmission; Adolescent ; Adult ; Animals ; Disease Outbreaks ; Female ; Humans ; Kenya/epidemiology ; Male ; Meat/virology ; Middle Aged ; Milk/virology ; Residence Characteristics ; Rift Valley Fever/epidemiology ; Rift Valley Fever/etiology ; Rift Valley Fever/virology ; Risk Factors ; Rural Population ; Sheep/virology ; Young Adult
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Background: Human behavioral factors have been found to be central in the transmission of Rift Valley fever. Consumption of contaminated meat and milk in particular have been identified as one of the key risk factors for the transmission of Rift Valley fever in humans. In pastoral communities, livestock is the main source of livelihood from which many benefits such as food as well as economic and cultural services are derived. Zoonotic diseases therefore have a great impact on pastoral communities livelihoods. However, lay perceptions regarding the transmission of these diseases including Rift Valley fever hampers their effective control. This study investigated the lay perceptions of risks for Rift Valley fever transmission in a pastoral community in northeastern Kenya.
      Methods: A qualitative study was carried out in Ijara district, Kenya which was one of the hotspots of Rift Valley during the 2006/2007 outbreak. Data were collected using focus group discussions and narratives guided by checklists. Eight focus group discussions consisting of 83 participants and six narratives were conducted. Data was transcribed, coded and analysed according to Emergent themes.
      Results: The participants reported that they had experienced Rift Valley fever in their livestock especially sheep and in humans both in 1997/1998 and 2006/2007. However, they believed that infections in humans occurred as a result of mosquito bites and had little to do with their consumption of meat, milk and blood from infected livestock. The participants in this study indicated that they had heard of the risks of acquiring the disease through consumption of livestock products but their experiences did not tally with the information they had received hence to them, Rift Valley fever was not transmissible through their dietary practices.
      Conclusions: Though the communities in this region were aware of Rift Valley fever, they did not have elaborate information regarding the disease transmission dynamics to humans. To avoid misconception about transmission of the disease, intervention strategies, require to be accompanied by comprehensive explanations of the dynamics of its transmission. It is necessary to develop appropriate interventions that take into consideration, lay perceptions of risk factors for the disease and communities' livelihood strategies.
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    • الموضوع:
      Date Created: 20160115 Date Completed: 20160801 Latest Revision: 20240325
    • الموضوع:
      20240325
    • الرقم المعرف:
      PMC4712502
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.1186/s12889-016-2707-8
    • الرقم المعرف:
      26762147