Knowledge, attitude and practice towards crimean congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf): A survey among butchers community in Kerman city

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice of butchers about Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Kerman city. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2018 to March 2019 in Kerman city, southeast of Iran. A total of 127 butchers took part in interview. Collected data were analyzed by using SPSS version 22. Totally, 127 butchers were interviewed in Kerman, that all participants in the study were man. The mean of age and professional work experience of participants in the study were 38.88 ± 10.47 and 18.14 ± 11.45, respectively. The results showed that 47% of the participants in this study had less than diploma education and 53% had diploma. Most participants (76.4%) knew about the CCHF. In generally the results of this study showed that, the butchers in Kerman have good knowledge, attitude and practice regarding CCHF. Given that Kerman city is on the way of livestock imported from the eastern borders of the country, and is one of the most high risk areas. For CCHF, it is suggested that more studies conducted on other risk groups such as farmers, health personnel, and people living in this area also other endemic areas.