ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Prabda Prapasiri1, Yongjua Laosiritaworn2, Sarika Pattanasin2, Scott F. Dowell1, Sonja J. Olsen1

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Changes in Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Poultry Handling During an Outbreak of Avian Influenza in Thailand

แหล่งที่มา/Source: 18th National Seminar on Epidemiology Epidemiology for National Vigilance Networks, May 25-27, 2005, Maracle Grand Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand Page 6-7

รายละเอียด / Details:

Background: Since late 2003, many Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, have experienced poultry outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1). An important risk factor for human infection is direct interaction with sick or dead poultry. An assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices is essential for public education campaigns. Objective: To assess changes in poultry handling in Nakhon Phanom before and after persons had heard about avian influenza Methods: We conducted a cluster survey on 25-31 August, 2003. Five villages were selected proportional to size and 4 households per village were randomly selected. One adult>18 years per household was interviewed. The total sample size was 200. Proportions were compared using Chi square tests results: The median age of respondents was 50 years and 74% reported having poultry in their backyard. 196 (98%) said they had heard of bird flu and 91% said they first heard about it on television: The percent of adults who thought it was safe to touch sick or dead poultry with their bare hands decreased after learning about bird flu from 40% to 14% adults (p‹.0.01) and from 23% to 5% for children in their household (p=<0.01). Touching sick or dead poultry with bare hands decreased significantly for adults (39% to 11% p=<0.01) but not for children (6% to 4% p=0.4). There was no significant decline in the frequency of persons who reported taking dead poultry from their yard and preparing it for consumption (12% to 9% p=0.3). If persons had to touch sick or dead poultry, 138 (70%) said they learned they could wear gloves for protection. Conclusions: In Thailand, public health education campaigns and general media reports about avian influenza appear to have been effective at reaching rural people. However, despite widespread knowledge about avian influenza and the effective means of protection, not all Thais have changed their behaviors.

Keywords: avian influenza KAP survey, attitude, avian influenza, knowledge , psychology media, behaviors, behavior, mental health, risk factor, H5N1, practice

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2005

Address: 1International emerging infections program, Thailand MOPH-US CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand; 2 Bureau of Epidemiology, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Code: 2005000019

ISSN/ISBN: -

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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