Social and gender determinants of risk of cryptosporidiosis, an emerging zoonosis, in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya

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cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierDelia Grace: 0000-0002-0195-9489en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-012-0203-4en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1573-7438en_US
cg.issueS1en_US
cg.journalTropical Animal Health and Productionen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL HEALTHen_US
cg.subject.ilriEMERGING DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.ilriAGRI-HEALTHen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.ilriZOONOTIC DISEASESen_US
cg.volume44en_US
dc.contributor.authorKimani, V.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMitoko, G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMcDermott, B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAmbia, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKiragu, M.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNjehu, A.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSinja, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMonda, J.G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKang'ethe, Erastus K.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-27T12:33:38Zen_US
dc.date.available2012-08-27T12:33:38Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/21711en_US
dc.titleSocial and gender determinants of risk of cryptosporidiosis, an emerging zoonosis, in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenyaen_US
dcterms.abstractThe aim of the study was to investigate the social and gender determinants of the risk of exposure to Cryptosporidium from urban dairying in Dagoretti, Nairobi. Focus group discussions were held in six locations to obtain qualitative information on risk of exposure. A repeated cross-sectional descriptive study included participatory assessment and household questionnaires (300 randomly selected urban dairy farming households and 100 non-dairying neighbours). One-hundred dairy households randomly selected from the 300 dairy households participated in an additional economic survey along with 40 neighbouring non-dairy households. We found that exposure to Cryptosporidium was influenced by gender, age and role in the household. Farm workers and people aged 50 to 65 years had most contact with cattle, and women had greater contact with raw milk. However, children had relatively higher consumption of raw milk than other age groups. Adult women had more daily contact with cattle faeces than adult men, and older women had more contact than older men. Employees had greater contact with cattle than other groups and cattle faeces, and most (77 %) were male. Women took more care of sick people and were more at risk from exposure by this route. Poverty did not affect the level of exposure to cattle but did decrease consumption of milk. There was no significant difference between men and women as regards levels of knowledge on symptoms of cryptosporidiosis infections or other zoonotic diseases associated with dairy farming. Awareness of cryptosporidiosis and its transmission increased significantly with rising levels of education. Members of non-dairy households and children under the age of 12 years had significantly higher odds of reporting diarrhoea: gender, season and contact with cattle or cattle dung were not significantly linked with diarrhoea. In conclusion, social and gender factors are important determinants of exposure to zoonotic disease in Nairobi.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2012-08-05en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKimani, V.N., Mitoko, G., McDermott, B., Grace, D., Ambia, J., Kiragu, M.W., Njehu, A.N., Sinja, J., Monda, J.G. and Kang'ethe, E.K. 2012. Social and gender determinants of risk of cryptosporidiosis, an emerging zoonosis, in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya. Tropical Animal Health and Production 44(Suppl 1): S17-S23.en_US
dcterms.extentpp. 17-23en_US
dcterms.issued2012-09en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.subjectlivestocken_US
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen_US
dcterms.subjectzoonosesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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