A cross-sectional survey on fruit bat-human interaction in Pakistan; one health perspective
Abstract Objective Several factors, such as residential area topography, population density, and lack of infrastructure, were hypothesized to contribute toward respondents’ knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding disease transmission. The present study was designed to investigate the knowledge,...
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| author | Touseef Ahmed Osama Bin Amjad Haseeb Ahmed Shafique Ahmed Jamil Ahmed Ansari Robert Ricketson Muhammad Farooq Tahir |
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| description | Abstract Objective Several factors, such as residential area topography, population density, and lack of infrastructure, were hypothesized to contribute toward respondents’ knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding disease transmission. The present study was designed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and perception of human-fruit bat interaction by student respondents located in ten districts within the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces in Pakistan. Method A cross-sectional survey was conducted by trained enumerators in academic institutions using a structured questionnaire among student respondents (n = 1466), living in two topographically distinct (Mountainous and Plain) residential regions of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) provinces in Pakistan regarding their history of bat encounters. Results Our study revealed that 71.4% of the 1466 respondents had observed bats in their geographic region. 21% of our survey respondents reported bat bites incidents over their lifetime, but only 40% actively sought medical care for wound management despite reporting they had a close family member that had contracted rabies (27–35%). Our generalized linear models (GLMs) highlighted that a respondent residing in a residential region had a greater association with reporting a suspected bat bite over their lifetime and reported rabies victims in both near and extended family members (OR = −0,85, p-value = 0.03, 95% CI). This appeared to be due to delaying consulting a doctor or medical facility for treatment following a suspected bat bite in the topographic residential group as compared to the respondents in the provincial residential group (OR 1.12, p-value = 0.04, 95% CI). Conclusion Our findings indicate the necessity of a One Health comprehensive surveillance system in Pakistan for emerging and re-emerging zoonotic pathogens in Pteropodidae. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-00e84aad999e4fb683c4801a19357d3d2023-03-22T12:20:28ZengBMCOne Health Outlook2524-46552023-02-015111010.1186/s42522-023-00078-1A cross-sectional survey on fruit bat-human interaction in Pakistan; one health perspectiveTouseef Ahmed0Osama Bin Amjad1Haseeb Ahmed2Shafique Ahmed3Jamil Ahmed Ansari4Robert Ricketson5Muhammad Farooq Tahir6Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Veterinary and Animal SciencesDepartment of Meat Sciences and Technology, University of Veterinary and Animal SciencesDepartment of Meat Sciences and Technology, University of Veterinary and Animal SciencesThe Superior UniversityNational Institute of HealthHale O’mana’o ResearchFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United NationAbstract Objective Several factors, such as residential area topography, population density, and lack of infrastructure, were hypothesized to contribute toward respondents’ knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding disease transmission. The present study was designed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and perception of human-fruit bat interaction by student respondents located in ten districts within the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces in Pakistan. Method A cross-sectional survey was conducted by trained enumerators in academic institutions using a structured questionnaire among student respondents (n = 1466), living in two topographically distinct (Mountainous and Plain) residential regions of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) provinces in Pakistan regarding their history of bat encounters. Results Our study revealed that 71.4% of the 1466 respondents had observed bats in their geographic region. 21% of our survey respondents reported bat bites incidents over their lifetime, but only 40% actively sought medical care for wound management despite reporting they had a close family member that had contracted rabies (27–35%). Our generalized linear models (GLMs) highlighted that a respondent residing in a residential region had a greater association with reporting a suspected bat bite over their lifetime and reported rabies victims in both near and extended family members (OR = −0,85, p-value = 0.03, 95% CI). This appeared to be due to delaying consulting a doctor or medical facility for treatment following a suspected bat bite in the topographic residential group as compared to the respondents in the provincial residential group (OR 1.12, p-value = 0.04, 95% CI). Conclusion Our findings indicate the necessity of a One Health comprehensive surveillance system in Pakistan for emerging and re-emerging zoonotic pathogens in Pteropodidae.https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-023-00078-1Human bat interactionKAP surveyOne healthNipahRabiesMegabats |
| spellingShingle | Touseef Ahmed Osama Bin Amjad Haseeb Ahmed Shafique Ahmed Jamil Ahmed Ansari Robert Ricketson Muhammad Farooq Tahir A cross-sectional survey on fruit bat-human interaction in Pakistan; one health perspective One Health Outlook Human bat interaction KAP survey One health Nipah Rabies Megabats |
| title | A cross-sectional survey on fruit bat-human interaction in Pakistan; one health perspective |
| title_full | A cross-sectional survey on fruit bat-human interaction in Pakistan; one health perspective |
| title_fullStr | A cross-sectional survey on fruit bat-human interaction in Pakistan; one health perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | A cross-sectional survey on fruit bat-human interaction in Pakistan; one health perspective |
| title_short | A cross-sectional survey on fruit bat-human interaction in Pakistan; one health perspective |
| title_sort | cross sectional survey on fruit bat human interaction in pakistan one health perspective |
| topic | Human bat interaction KAP survey One health Nipah Rabies Megabats |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-023-00078-1 |
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