Ocelot Awareness among Latinos on the Texas and Tamaulipas Border

Peterson, M. Nils; Sternberg, Mitch; Lopez, Angelica; Liu, Jianguo

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“…The relatively weak gender effect detected in this study with women having more rabies knowledge than men, which differs from previous research on wildlife knowledge (Peterson et al ), may be explained by this study's focus on health rather than wildlife identification. Although research assessing wildlife knowledge indicates that males have more wildlife knowledge than females (Kellert and Berry , Kassilly , Peterson et al ), studies regarding pets have shown that women, especially mothers, are more knowledgeable about their pets' needs than males (Reisner and Shofer ). Our results suggesting women have more rabies knowledge than men may be explained by the tendency for women, even those who are employed full time, to take roles managing risk, and protecting the health of their children in United States households (Maume ).…”

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“…During October–November 2009, we administered a questionnaire to the adult (18 years or older) who answered the door of every third dwelling in 4 neighborhoods of Greensboro, North Carolina. Our face‐to‐face sampling strategy helped reduce sampling bias associated with telephone surveys because many households may not have land lines, especially in lower income neighborhoods (Nyhus et al , Peterson et al ). We surveyed all selected neighborhoods on a weekday and a weekend day during mornings and afternoons to decrease bias associated with sampling during 1 time period.…”

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Assessing rabies knowledge and perceptions among ethnic minorities in Greensboro, North Carolina

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Human behaviors play a fundamental role in the epidemiology of urban wildlife diseases, and those behaviors are shaped by knowledge and ethnicity. We evaluated knowledge of rabies, transmission routes, vector species, and response to rabies exposure with a bilingual (English/Spanish) in-person survey in Greensboro, North Carolina. Ethnicity, gender, and education level were predictors of rabies knowledge. Latinos and African Americans had less rabies knowledge than non-Latino Whites. Non-Latino Whites and men had less knowledge than women. Only 41% of African American respondents identified animal bites as a route of rabies transmission to humans, and less than half of all respondents knew that washing a bite wound with soap and water was useful rabies prevention. Our knowledge scale was internally consistent (Cronbach's alpha ¼ 0.73) and could be valuable for future studies of zoonotic disease knowledge. Future rabies educational campaigns should focus on developing culturally sensitive, language appropriate educational materials geared to minorities. Ó 2013 The Wildlife Society.

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Assessing rabies knowledge and perceptions among ethnic minorities in Greensboro, North Carolina

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“…Although knowing species exist is only a first step toward biodiversity conservation, it is a logically necessary one. Our findings regarding the relationships between gender and ethnicity and biodiversity knowledge fit those established among adults (Peterson et al ), and general trends reported for environmental knowledge among children where females and many minority groups lag behind their counterparts (Stevenson et al ). However, the ethnicity gap in this study was driven primarily by low scores among Black students, with Hispanic students scoring similarly to White students.…”

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“…Hypotheses 1 and 2 emerged from previous literature suggesting children that are surrounded by nature are more interested in the environment, and the logical extension that hunting is a form of nature‐based recreation that may immerse people in nature more fully than many others (Dizard , Wells and Lekies , Sokos et al ). Hypothesis 3 emerged from a long line of research suggesting males are better able to list wildlife species than females, perhaps as a result of gender socialization (Kellert and Berry , Peterson et al ), with this trend emerging as early as age 4 (Huxham et al ). Further, gender must be accounted for because it co‐varies with hunting participation, with 80–90% of youth hunters being male (Duda et al , ).…”

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Evaluating relationships between hunting and biodiversity knowledge among children

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We investigated how hunting participation and associated demographic variables relate to biodiversity knowledge among children. Past participation in hunting among elementary age children in North Carolina, USA, surveyed during 2014 was high (29%) and a positive predictor of student's ability to name native wildlife species after controlling for gender, ethnicity, and grade level. Minorities and girls had lower biodiversity knowledge scores and were less supportive of hunting. Our findings suggest children may view hunting differently than adults and that youth hunting programs, particularly those targeting very young children, may be fruitful ways to promote biodiversity knowledge. Such efforts, however, may be most valuable among minorities because Hispanic children had the lowest participation in hunting and Black children had both low participation rates and lowest biodiversity knowledge scores. © 2017 The Wildlife Society.

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“…If nobody answered or the person who answered refused to participate in the survey in the selected house, the next dwelling was considered the replacement. This systematic sampling strategy ensured we engaged diverse audiences often left out of sample frames based on phone numbers or formal mailing addresses [ 15 , 16 ]. Surveys were conducted on weekdays and weekends, alternating mornings and afternoons to decrease possible bias associated with sampling weekday and time.…”

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Public Preference for Pet-Rabies Prophylaxis: Opportunities and Information Dissemination

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Risky human behavior and high density of rabies vectors in urban environments combine to increase the risk of rabies. Pet vaccination, wildlife vector management, and public health education may be the most efficient ways to prevent urban rabies epidemics. Racial, ethnic, and socio-economic factors influence the use of low-cost rabies vaccination clinics, understanding rabies reporting requirements, and learning preferences. In collaboration with the City of Greensboro and Animal Control in Guilford County, NC, we conducted a survey of rabies prevention and transmission across socio-economic strata representing Latinos, African Americans, and Whites, and different income and education levels. Compliance with vaccination was low among Latinos; African Americans and Latinos were not aware of low-cost rabies vaccination clinics; and most respondents were willing to report rabid animals but did not know whom to call. White respondents preferred online information delivery, whereas Latinos and African Americans preferred postal mail. Communication targeting the public requires the consideration of different message decoding and interpretation based on the ethnicity, income, and educational level, and other barriers such as language. Differing message delivery methods may be required to achieve full dissemination.

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Ocelot Awareness among Latinos on the Texas and Tamaulipas Border

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Assessing rabies knowledge and perceptions among ethnic minorities in Greensboro, North Carolina

Assessing rabies knowledge and perceptions among ethnic minorities in Greensboro, North Carolina

Evaluating relationships between hunting and biodiversity knowledge among children

Public Preference for Pet-Rabies Prophylaxis: Opportunities and Information Dissemination

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