【Abstract】
Background
Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonoses worldwide, causing direct losses to the livestock industry and threatening human health. Little is known about the status and factors affecting farmers’ private investment in the prevention and control of sheep brucellosis in China.
Methodology/Principal Findings
From April to October 2017, a cross-sectional, house-based study was conducted in 7 Chinese provinces. A total of 1037 households included in the study were analyzed. The average amount of private investment in the prevention and control of brucellosis was $0.73±0.54 per sheep. Multivariable analysis showed that factors facilitating private investment included older age of householder (OR=1.07, 95%CI: 1.03-1.11), herd size >100 (OR=2.49, 95%CI: 1.38-4.51), a higher percentage of income from sheep farming comparing to the total household income (OR=1.14, 95%CI: 1.11-1.16), higher score of brucellosis knowledge (OR=3.85, 95%CI: 1.40-10.51), actively learning related knowledge (OR=2.98, 95%CI: 1.55-5.74), actively participating in related training courses (OR=3.07, 95%CI: 1.52-6.18), care about other people’s attitudes (OR=1.75, 95%CI: 1.35-2.28), concern about the health of neighbors’ livestock (OR=1.75, 95%CI: 1.23-2.51). The analysis found a discouraging factor for private investment, supporting culling policy (OR=0.67, 95%CI: 0.49-0.91).
Conclusions/Significance
In addition to providing interventions related to farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices, guidance must be offered to help farmers understanding the importance of private investment in the prevention and control of brucellosis.
【Keywords】 Brucellosis; Prevention and Control; Private Investment; Influencing Factors
文章链接：https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0007285
杂志链接：https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/
杂志影响因子：2017-2018 最新IF：4.367
中科院SCI期刊分区：二区。游士兵为通讯作者。
本文是游士兵教授主持农业部动物疫病经济学评估综合项目研究的成果，属于交叉学科的研究范畴。2019年3月26日发表在PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
