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Dairy Worker Infection Prevention Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behaviors.

Natalie Rejto¹, Julianne Meisner², Vickie Ramirez³

¹Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

Journal of Agromedicine

|June 12, 2026

Summary

Dairy farm workers

Keywords:

Dairy workers infection prevention occupational health

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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Organic Peroxyacids for Eradicating Dairy Biofilms Using an Approach Combining Static and Dynamic Methods

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Organic Peroxyacids for Eradicating Dairy Biofilms Using an Approach Combining Static and Dynamic Methods

Published on: December 9, 2022

Area of Science:

Occupational Health
Zoonotic Disease Research
Infection Prevention and Control

Background:

Dairy farm outbreaks highlight zoonotic disease risks to workers.
Existing biosecurity plans often lack worker-focused infection prevention.
Need for understanding worker knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) in infection control.

Purpose of the Study:

Describe KAP regarding infection control among dairy workers by job task.
Assess COVID-19 pandemic's influence on dairy worker infection prevention behaviors.
Inform strategies for sustainable infection control on dairy farms.

Main Methods:

Cross-sectional analysis of observational study data (2017-2022).
Included dairy workers with ≥6 months experience, English/Spanish speakers.
Surveyed job tasks, hand hygiene, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use.

Main Results:

Low perceived risk of animal-to-human/human-to-animal disease transmission linked to less frequent handwashing post-glove use.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) use varied significantly by job task.
Handwashing increased by over 20% during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to pre-pandemic periods.

Conclusions:

Addressing dairy workers' perceptions of zoonotic risk is crucial for improving infection prevention.
Worker risk perception influences both personal protective equipment (PPE) use and hand hygiene frequency.
Targeted interventions are needed to enhance infection control and prevention strategies on dairy farms.