Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Animal Farming: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study on Knowledge and Practices among Farmers in Khartoum, Sudan
Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Animal Farming: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study on Knowledge and Practices among Farmers in Khartoum, Sudan
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10.1111/j.1863-2378.2012.01458.x
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发表时间：
2012-08-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Lundborg, C. Stalsby
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作者：
Eltayb, A.;Barakat, S.;Lundborg, C. Stalsby
抗生素耐药性是一个主要的新兴全球公共卫生威胁。据信，喀土穆州的农民在畜牧业中滥用抗生素，导致每天接触耐药细菌和抗生素残留。因此，农民面临着接触细菌、人畜共患病感染和中毒的潜在风险。我们假设农民滥用抗生素可能是由于他们忽视了抗生素最佳使用的重要性，潜在的健康危害以及与抗生素滥用实践相关的经济浪费。在本研究中，我们调查了农民关于抗生素使用和耐药性的知识和做法。为此，在喀土穆州进行了一项横断面研究，使用结构化访谈从81名农民中收集数据。对数据进行了定量和定性分析。52%的农民没有受过教育，
Antibiotic resistance is a major emerging global public health threat. Farmers in the Khartoum state are believed to misuse antibiotics in animal farming leading to daily exposure to resistant bacteria and antibiotic residues. Hence, farmers are at potential risk exposure to bacteria, zoonotic infection and toxicity. We hypothesized that farmers misuse of antibiotics could be due to their ignorance of the importance of optimal use of antibiotics, the potential health hazards and the economical waste associated with antibiotic misuse practices. In the present study, we investigated knowledge and practices among farmers regarding antibiotic use and resistance. For this purpose, a cross-sectional study was conducted in Khartoum state where data were collected from 81 farmers using structured interviews. Data were analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Fifty-two per cent of farmers were uneducated or had studied for