1Department of Nursing, Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shoushtar, Iran
2Nursingcare Research Centerin Chronic Diseases, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
3MSc of Biostatistics, Department of Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences of Shoushtar, Shoushtar, Iran
4Department of Nursing, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding author: Tahereh Nasrabadi (BSc. MSc. Ph. D), Department of Nursing, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Email: taherehnasrabadi2009@gmail.com, Tel: +98 021–2200 6632 & +98 021–4735 1501 Fax: 021–2200 6632
Online published on 16 August, 2018.
Since Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) has no indicative clinical symptom in the infected livestock, the current research was conducted to compare the awareness of the staff of slaughterhouses and animal husbandries in Shoushtar, Iran in 2015.
In this descriptive-analytical study, 200 staff of slaughterhouses and animal husbandries were selected by census sampling. Data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire, which was completed by the study units. Data were analyzed by SPSS statistical software (version 20) using descriptive and inferential statistics, including independent t-test, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, Spearman, chi-square test and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test.
The results showed that the awareness of the staff of slaughterhouses and animal husbandries was at a low level. The mean awareness was 6.46 ± 2.61 among the stockbreeders) and 8.01 ± 2.89 among the slaughterhouse staff, indicating a significant relationship between the two groups (P<0.001).
According to the obtained results, it is necessary to develop educational programs and workshops to raise the knowledge of staff about CCHF in slaughterhouses and animal husbandries.
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Awareness, Slaughterhouses, Staff, Animal Husbandries
