Farmers’ occupational health, perception and practices towards leptospirosis: A cause for concern

Mathanamohan, J; Kaleel, F. M. H.; Hyderaly, H.; Imthiyaz, I.; Unais, R.; Nisansala, Thilini; Weerasekera, Manjula; Fernando, Neluka; Liyanage, Thaminda; Gunasekara, T.D.C.P.

doi:10.4038/sljid.v10i1.8247

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“…Even though health-seeking behaviour was assessed as subcomponents in different studies there were no proper knowledge scoring and categorization done. Yet Mathanamohan, et al, 2020 (7) in the study done among farmers in Colombo district concluded the sample had satisfactory knowledge of healthcare-seeking. The satisfactory knowledge score could be due to repeated educational activities carried out over last few years targeting high risk communities to enhance early health seeking targeting secondary prevention.…”

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“…Farmers who did not engage in farming for more than 2 years were excluded. Appropriate statistical methods for descriptive studies, was used to calculate the sample size where the existing prevalence of knowledge was taken from previous similar studies for the reference in Mathanamohan et al (2020) (7) in Colombo district and Samarakoon and Gunewardene (2013) (8) in Kurunegala district. The design factor, 1.3 was used to overcome the design effect of the cluster sampling and 5% non-response rate was considered to adjust the sample size to enhance the internal validity of the study, with the calculated nal sample of of 436 farmers.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practices of healthcare-seeking behaviour in leptospirosis among farmers in a Medical Officer of Health area in Sri Lanka – a cross sectional study in lower-middle income country

Dhanasinghe

Gamage

2023

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Background Leptospirosis is with a relatively high disease burden with significant mortality mainly affecting working age population in Sri Lanka. In its secondary prevention, early health-care seeking is given priority. The aim of the study was to describe the knowledge, attitude and practices of healthcare-seeking behaviour in leptospirosis among farmers in Pelmadulla Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area.Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among paddy farmers in the Pelmadulla MOH area. The cluster-sampling method was used taking a farming community as a cluster unit. Pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire was utilized by trained interviewers. Scoring systems for knowledge, attitude and practices were developed using expert inputs. Descriptive statistics were used.Results The response rate was 97% with 426 farmers being recruited. The majority of farmers were between 40 to 59 years. Male to female ratio was 10 to 1. The mean (SD) knowledge, attitudes and practice scores on health care seeking were; 7.17(1.59), 5.14(2.96) and 7.78 (2.7) respectively. The majority, 66% (n = 281) of the study sample had the good knowledge of healthcare-seeking behaviour in leptospirosis, out of all the participants, 13.6% (n = 58) had zero total attitude score, with 50% categorized as poor, while 50% (n = 213) of the study sample had a good attitude. Only, 25.1% (n = 107) of the study sample had a good practice score.Conclusion About half of the study population had good knowledge and attitudes but evident poor practice of healthcare-seeking behaviour in the study sample. The identified deficiencies need to be addressed through targeted programs.

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Knowledge, attitude and practices of healthcare-seeking behaviour in leptospirosis among farmers in a Medical Officer of Health area in Sri Lanka – a cross sectional study in lower-middle income country

Dhanasinghe

Gamage

2023

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“…There are various mutual factors related so that can cause individual infected with leptospirosis. So from That needed awareness and improvement education for farmer related to leptospirosis (Mathanamohan et al, 2020). Besides education prevention is also important education in inspection until treatment.…”

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Overview Leptospirosis in Agricultural: Literature Review

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Kurniyawan,

Nabilah

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The spread of leptospirosis worldwide shows a high incidence rate. The disease is transmitted through the urine of animals infected with leptospira bacteria. Factors that can affect the incidence of leptospirosis are gender, age, uncovered food storage, the presence of rats, the presence of pets and contact with standing water. The writing method used is literature review. The literature search used Google Scholar, PubMed, and ScienceDirect databases with the period 2019-2023. The results of a review of 10 national and international journal articles show that leptospirosis has considerable potential for farmers because the spread occurs directly through blood or urine containing germs into the human body, and indirect transmission can occur through stagnant water, rivers, lakes, drains, and mud contaminated by animal urine. The harmful effects of spreading leptospirosis in an agricultural environment can lead to infection in humans and livestock. Early symptoms in humans include fever, headache, and nausea. If not treated promptly, the disease can progress to a more serious and potentially life-threatening condition. Therefore, the role of nurses in monitoring the health of farm animals and educating farmers on preventive measures is crucial in maintaining animal health and keeping the agricultural sector sustainable.

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“…The nding of Guernier et al [21] indicates that farming activities could increase the burden of human leptospirosis, either individually or in combination with other factors, which shows that the study supports our ndings. Moreover, Mathanamohan et al [22] reported leptospirosis consequences and preventative measures to be occupationally connected to farming. Cross-sectional research conducted by Maze et al [23] indicated rice eld workers to be more predisposed to acute leptospirosis.…”

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Systematic Review on Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors of Leptospirosis

Wada

Neela

2021

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Background: Leptospirosis is a Global emerging zoonotic tropical bacterial disease of the genus Leptospira, with high morbidity and mortality, especially in resource-limited communities. This study is a systematic review on the incidence of socioeconomic and environmental factors of human leptospirosis. Methods: The research involved published articles from PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar electronic databases for nine years. It also encompasses all cases analysed for the risk factors under study reported as numerical percentage incidences. The key terms searched in the database include "leptospirosis, Leptospira, human, patients, socioeconomic, environmental, risk factors, incidence, and prevalence." The search terms from the categories were linked with "OR" and those between categories with "AND." Retrieved articles were saved as comma-separated values (CVS) files and sorted out using the inclusion and exclusion criteria for the study, and then presented in PRISMA plot.Results: PubMed search revealed 133 that reduced to 14 after eligibility screening. Scopus produced 338, of which 17 met all the inclusion criteria. Finally, ten publications were qualified for further analysis. Descriptive statistics was used to analysed the association of means of the various factors associated with leptospirosis. Association with rodents had the highest mean incidence of 52.6% among the environmental factors, whereas farming activity among the socioeconomic factors had the highest mean incidence (44.3%). Conclusion: The authority concerned should improve efforts toward health education to farmers regarding personal safety and protective equipment. They should also encourage communities to improve environmental sanitation practices to minimize rodent populations.

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Farmers’ occupational health, perception and practices towards leptospirosis: A cause for concern

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Knowledge, attitude and practices of healthcare-seeking behaviour in leptospirosis among farmers in a Medical Officer of Health area in Sri Lanka – a cross sectional study in lower-middle income country

Knowledge, attitude and practices of healthcare-seeking behaviour in leptospirosis among farmers in a Medical Officer of Health area in Sri Lanka – a cross sectional study in lower-middle income country

Overview Leptospirosis in Agricultural: Literature Review

Systematic Review on Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors of Leptospirosis

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