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Revista de Salud Pública

versión impresa ISSN 0124-0064

Resumen

DE OLIVEIRA-NETO, Rubens Ricardo; DE SOUZA, Vanessa Felipe; GUBULIN CARVALHO, Paula Fernanda  y  RODRIGUES FRIAS, Danila Fernanda. Level of knowledge on zoonoses in dog and cat owners. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2018, vol.20, n.2, pp.198-203. ISSN 0124-0064.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v20n2.68155.

Objectives

To assess knowledge about zoonoses in dog and cat owners.

Materials and Methods

After applying a questionnaire to 100 owners, data was analyzed by calculating simple means and quantifiable percentage.

Results

77% of the sample owned dogs and 37% cats. All of them claimed to know that animals transmit diseases, but 74% said they were unaware of zoonoses and 80% never received information on the subject. Over 90% of respondents said they know of diseases transmitted by dogs and cats, and 94% point dogs as transmitters of rabies, with 90% being associated with bites, and 88% recognizing vaccination as prevention. Regarding leishmaniasis, 45% associated transmission by mosquito bites and 22% knew about prevention with repellent collars. Mice were associated with the transmission of leptospirosis by 57%, and 22% mentioned feces as a source of infection and 19% controlling rodents as a prevention measure. 59% of the sample reported that cats are transmitters of toxoplasmosis, that feces are the main source (26%) and that hygiene is as a prevention measure (25%). Only 9% knew about sporotrichosis, 6% recognized scratching as a form of transmission by cats and 3% indicated the treatment of diseased animals as a prevention measure.

Discussion

This study demonstrates the lack of awareness among the target population of the aforementioned zoonoses.

Conclusion

The results are important to design preventive health education strategies focused on public health.

Palabras clave : Pets; health promotion; questionnaires; public health (source: MeSH, NLM).

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