Rocio Garcia-Retamero, Mirta Galesic
Who profits from visual aids: overcoming challenges in people's understanding of risks [corrected]
Social science & medicine (1982)
many fish species harbour wide range pathogenic agents tissues many pathogens parasitic nematode genus contracaecum resides tissues fish species results fishborne infections humans study planned assess consumers awareness fishborne zoonoses fishing sites lake chamo arba minch ethiopia study also aimed demonstrating zoonotic nematode contracaecum parasites oreochromis niloticus lates niloticus fishes collected lake chamo arba minch ethiopia assessment awareness fishborne zoonoses conducted randomly selected participants n 162 using facetoface interviews via structured semistructured questionnaire besides 70 fishes niloticus 35 l niloticus 35 examined presence larva contracaecum anisakid genera standard dissection pepsinhydrochloric acid digestion microscopic observation consumers inadequate awareness fishborne zoonoses based answers provided questions majority respondents 82 consume raw fish area significantly higher proportion male p 0001 completed elementary high school p 0004 orthodox christian p 0044 fishermen p 0001 participants without previous information fishborne zoonoses p 0001 overall examined fishes n 70 n 15 214 95 ci 128332 infected contracaecum larva significant p 0028 higher infection prevalence noted l niloticus 343 95 ci 197523 compared niloticus 86 95 ci 22242 unit gram addition total weight fish would significantly raise risk contracaecum infection 1 p 0001 presence contracaecum zoonotic nematode fishes often preferred consumers raw dishes designates high risk possible fishborne infections area thus providing education training fishermen visitors area local people visit area fish consumption inevitably important minimize risk furthermore health workers suspect fishborne infections anisakidosis patients history raw fish consumption arba minch ethiopia