Health Care Providers’ Knowledge and Practice Gap towards Joint Zoonotic Disease Surveillance System: Challenges and Opportunities, Gomma District, Southwest Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Woldemichael, Kifle
Gemeda, Desta Hiko
Sime, Abiot Girma
Gelalacha, Benti Deresa
Tafese, Wubit
Gebrehiwot, Tsegaye Tewelde
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Health care providers play a crucial role for realization of joint zoonotic diseases surveillance by human and animal health sectors, yet there is limited evidence.
Hence, this study aimed to determine knowledge and practice gap of health care providers towards the approach for Rabies and Anthrax in Southwest Ethiopia.
Methods.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted from December 16, 2014, to January 14, 2015.
Eligible health care providers were considered for the study.
Data were entered in to Epi-data version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 20.
Results.
A total of 323 (92.02%) health care providers participated in the study.
Three hundred sixteen (97.8%) of participants reported that both human and animal health sectors can work together for zoonotic diseases while 96.9% of them replied that both sectors can jointly conduct surveillance.
One hundred seventeen (36.2%) of them reported that their respective sectors had conducted joint surveillance for zoonotic diseases.
Their involvement was, however, limited to joint outbreak response.
Conclusion.
There is good opportunity in health care providers’ knowledge even though the practice was unacceptably low and did not address all surveillance components.
Therefore, formal joint surveillance structure should be in place for optimal implementation of surveillance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gemeda, Desta Hiko& Sime, Abiot Girma& Woldemichael, Kifle& Gelalacha, Benti Deresa& Tafese, Wubit& Gebrehiwot, Tsegaye Tewelde. 2016. Health Care Providers’ Knowledge and Practice Gap towards Joint Zoonotic Disease Surveillance System: Challenges and Opportunities, Gomma District, Southwest Ethiopia. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1097502
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gemeda, Desta Hiko…[et al.]. Health Care Providers’ Knowledge and Practice Gap towards Joint Zoonotic Disease Surveillance System: Challenges and Opportunities, Gomma District, Southwest Ethiopia. BioMed Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1097502
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gemeda, Desta Hiko& Sime, Abiot Girma& Woldemichael, Kifle& Gelalacha, Benti Deresa& Tafese, Wubit& Gebrehiwot, Tsegaye Tewelde. Health Care Providers’ Knowledge and Practice Gap towards Joint Zoonotic Disease Surveillance System: Challenges and Opportunities, Gomma District, Southwest Ethiopia. BioMed Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1097502
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1097502