Knowledge and perceptions of brucellosis in the pastoral communities adjacent to Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorKansiime, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorMugisha, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorMakumbi, Fredrick
dc.contributor.authorMugisha, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorRwego, Innocent B.
dc.contributor.authorSempa, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorKiwanuka, Suzanne N.
dc.contributor.authorAsiimwe, Benon B.
dc.contributor.authorRutebemberwa, Elizeus
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-04T13:57:05Z
dc.date.available2022-02-04T13:57:05Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractBrucellosis is one of the most common zoonotic infections globally. Lack of knowledge about brucellosis may affect the health-seeking behavior of patients, thus leading to sustained transmission in these communities. Our study assessed knowledge and perceptions of brucellosis among pastoral communities adjacent to Lake Mburo National Park (LMNP), Kiruhura District, Uganda. Methods: A community cross-sectional questionnaire survey involving 371 randomly selected household heads from three sub-counties neighboring LMNP were interviewed between June and August 2012. Data collected included communities’ knowledge on causes, symptoms, transmission, treatment, prevention and risk factors of brucellosis. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to explore strength of association between overall knowledge of brucellosis and various individual factors using odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Results: Only 70 (19%) knew the symptoms of brucellosis in animals, and three quarters (279, 75.5%) mentioned joint and muscle pain as a common symptom in humans. Almost all participants (370, 99.3%) had ever heard about brucellosis, majority (311, 84.7%) believed it affects all sexes and two thirds (67.7%) of the respondents believed close proximity to wildlife contributes to the presence of the disease. Almost all (352, 95.4%) knew that brucellosis in humans could be treatable using modern drugs. The main routes of infection in humans such as consumption of unpasteurized dairy products were known by 97% (360/371); eating of half-cooked meat by 91.4% and eating contaminated pasture in animals by 97.4%. There was moderate overall knowledge of brucellosis 197 (53.1%). Factors associated with higher overall knowledge were being agro-pastoralists (aOR: 2.08, CI: 1.17-3.71) compared to pure pastoralists while those who reported that the disease was a health problem (aOR: 0.18, CI: 0.06-0.56) compared to those who said it was not were less likely to be knowledgeable. Conclusions: There was moderate overall knowledge of human and animal brucellosis among the participants. Majority of the participants believed that close proximity to wildlife contributes to the presence of the disease in the area. There is a need for collaboration between the public health, veterinary and wildlife sectors to provide health education on brucellosis for better management of the disease in the communities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKansiime et al.: Knowledge and perceptions of brucellosis in the pastoral communities adjacent to Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda. BMC Public Health 2014 14:242. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-242en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1186/1471-2458-14-242
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1897
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectPerceptionsen_US
dc.subjectBrucellosisen_US
dc.subjectPastoral communitiesen_US
dc.subjectLake Mburo National Parken_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleKnowledge and perceptions of brucellosis in the pastoral communities adjacent to Lake Mburo National Park, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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