Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices regarding Avian Influenza (H5N1), Afghanistan

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Leslie, Toby ; Billaud, Julie ; Mofleh, Jawad ; Mustafa, Lais ; Yingst, Sam
• Description:
  From February through April 2007, avian influenza (H5N1) was confirmed in poultry in 4 of 34 Afghan provinces. A survey conducted in 2 affected and 3 unaffected provinces found that greater knowledge about reducing exposure was associated with higher socioeconomic status, residence in affected provinces, and not owning backyard poultry.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Afghanistan And Practices Animals Attitudes Avian Influenza Chickens Communication Data Collection Dispatch Female H5N1 Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype Influenza In Birds Information Education KAPs Knowledge Male Middle Aged Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomic Status

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 14(9):1459-1461
• Pubmed ID:
  18760020
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC2603107
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d0422b4681fc51bf70e4fbc26a43dffb32d7d4193ace6dcc9307cfa6d488cf0d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17091/cdc_17091_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 220.18 KB ]