拉各斯野生肉价值链中的卫生知识和实践:文化影响,监管差距和基础设施需求
Samuel N Akpan1,2,3, Elizabeth A J Cook3, Frank van Langevelde1
1Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group (WEC), Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
PLOS global public health
|January 16, 2026
概括
尼日利亚拉各斯野生肉 (森林肉) 价值链中的卫生挑战源于文化规范,基础设施不佳和监管薄弱,增加了食品安全风险. 演员缺乏对健康危害的了解,优先考虑品味而不是安全,特别是对于女性来说.
科学领域:
- 食品安全 食品安全
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 动物传播疾病 动物传播疾病
背景情况:
- 野生肉 (林肉) 是全球,特别是撒哈拉以南非洲的重要食物来源.
- 现有的野生肉价值链研究往往忽视了卫生和卫生方面的挑战,专注于市场动态和生物多样性.
- 野生肉价值链中的卫生和卫生问题带来了重大的公共卫生风险,包括动物传播疾病的传播.
研究的目的:
- 调查拉各斯野生肉价值链中的参与者对公共卫生风险的卫生做法,态度,感知和知识.
- 评估这些因素对价值链内的食品安全的影响.
- 确定卫生实践的驱动因素及其对病原体传播风险的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用深度采访进行定性研究设计.
- 主要信息人 (n=34) 是从价值链的猎人,批发商,加工商和零售商节点中故意选择的.
- 用于数据解释,采用了感应性主题分析.
主要成果:
- 出现了三个主要主题:文化,基础设施和监管,影响卫生实践.
- 演员表现出对健康风险的了解不足,优先考虑品味而不是安全.
- 由于价值链中的性别暴露,女性面临着更高的动物感染风险.
- 拉各斯野生肉价值链是病原体传播的高风险平台,原因是知识缺口,基础设施赤字和经济压力.
结论:
- 干预策略必须涉及文化融合,基础设施发展和卫生标准的执行.
- 在规范城市野生肉价值链方面,对健康风险的参与者教育和建立卫生准则至关重要.
- 建议进行进一步的研究,以支持为全球城市野生肉价值链制定有效的卫生指南.
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