2Student Research Committee, School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
3Department of Vector Biology and Control, School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran
4Research Center of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
5Modeling in Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
*Corresponding author's present address: Leishmaniasis Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran, E-mail: a_ghaeiafshar@kmu.ac.ir
Online published on 9 October, 2020.
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.
Butcher, CCHF, Iran, KAP, Kerman
