Epidemiological characteristics and health related behaviors of human brucellosis in Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region / 中华地方病学杂志

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Objective:To understand the characteristics of brucellosis in key population in rural areas of Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and clarify the influencing factors of brucellosis infection, such as knowledge, belief and behavior, so as to provide scientific basis for the formulation of brucellosis prevention strategies and measures.Methods:A case-control study was used to study the confirmed cases of brucellosis among the key population of brucellosis in Hulunbuir rural areas in 2018. The patients without brucellosis were selected as control group. A questionnaire survey was used to investigated brucellosis related knowledge. The health-related behaviors (including raising livestock, cleaning houses, wells shared by human and livestock, immunizing livestock) were analyzed by single factor variation analysis and logistic regression analysis.Results:This study investigated 892 cases of population, 881 people responded effectively to the questionnaire, including 445 males, accounting for 50.51%, 436 females, accounting for 49.49%; the age range of 5-83 years old, the average age of (51.34 ± 11.87) years old; 153 cases of brucellosis antibody positive. The infection rate of brucellosis in this area was 17.37%, in which the male infection rate was 22.47%(100/445), and the female infection rate was 12.16% (53/436). There was a significant difference between male and female(χ 2=16.331, P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that raising cattle, cleaning houses, wells shared by human and livestock, using manure from cattle and sheep to fertilize, immunizing livestock were risk factors of brucellosis infection ( OR=1.905, 1.568, 1.320, 1.428, 1.488, P < 0.05). Conclusions:The incidence rate of brucellosis in Hulunbuir is higher than that in females. Close contact with infectious livestock and their excreta is a risk factor for brucellosis infection. According to the results of this survey. It is necessary to strengthen health education and behavior intervention of key population in order to effectively prevent and control brucellosis.