Cultural and Economic Motivation of Pig Raising Practices in Bangladesh

Nahar, Nazmun; Uddin, Main; Gurley, Emily S.; Hossain, M. Jahangir; Sultana, Rebeca; Luby, Stephen P.

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Cultural and Economic Motivation of Pig Raising Practices in Bangladesh

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June 30 2015
By Nahar, Nazmun ; Uddin, Main ; Gurley, Emily S. ; ...

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Ecohealth
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Nahar, Nazmun ; Uddin, Main ; Gurley, Emily S. ; Hossain, M. Jahangir ; Sultana, Rebeca ; Luby, Stephen P.
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The interactions that pig raisers in Bangladesh have with their pigs could increase the risk of zoonotic disease transmission. Since raising pigs is a cultural taboo to Muslims, we aimed at understanding the motivation for raising pigs and resulting practices that could pose the risk of transmitting disease from pigs to humans in Bangladesh, a predominantly Muslim country. These understandings could help identify acceptable strategies to reduce the risk of disease transmission from pigs to people. To achieve this objective, we conducted 34 in-depth interviews among pig herders and backyard pig raisers in eight districts of Bangladesh. Informants explained that pig raising is an old tradition, embedded in cultural and religious beliefs and practices, the primary livelihood of pig herders, and a supplemental income of backyard pig raisers. To secure additional income, pig raisers sell feces, liver, bile, and other pig parts often used as traditional medicine. Pig raisers have limited economic ability to change the current practices that may put them at risk of exposure to diseases from their pigs. An intervention that improves their financial situation and reduces the risk of zoonotic disease may be of interest to pig raisers.
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Animal Husbandry Animals Article Bangladesh Culture Economy Farmers Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Intervention Islam Male Middle Aged Motivation Pig Raising Sus Scrofa Swine Zoonoses
Source:

Ecohealth. 12(4):611-620
Pubmed ID:

26122206
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4696915
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ; U01 CI000298/CI/NCPDCID CDC HHS/United States ; 5-U01-CI000298-03/CI/NCPDCID CDC HHS/United States
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12
Issue:

4
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CDC Public Access
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