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Brucellosis Knowledge and Personal Protective Equipment Usage Among High-Risk Populations in Brucellosis-Endemic
Zhe Wang1,2, Shenghong Lin2, Xinrong Liu3
1Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
What Is Already Known About This Topic?:
According to the National Brucellosis Prevention and Control Plan (2016-2020) (NBPCP), the awareness rate of high-risk populations in brucellosis-endemic areas should reach 90% by 2020. But the updated results have not been reported.
What Is Added By This Report?:
This report determined the awareness rate of brucellosis (17.74%), utilization of personal protective equipment (PPE) (20.13%), and their relationship with seroprevalence, which provides evidence for the effectiveness of the implementation of NBPCP.
What Are The Implications For Public Health Practice?:
The results suggest that health education should be conducted for high-risk populations to improve their brucellosis and protection knowledge.
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