TY  - GEN
TI  - Perception of health risks in Lao market vendors
AU  - Philavong, Chanfong
AU  - Pruvot, Mathieu
AU  - Reinharz, Daniel
AU  - Mayxay, Mayfong
AU  - Khammavong, Kongsy
AU  - Milavong, Phonesavanh
AU  - Rattanavong, Sayapeth
AU  - Horwood, Paul
AU  - Dussart, Philippe
AU  - Douangngeun, Bounlom
AU  - Theppangna, Watthana
AU  - Fine, Amanda
AU  - Robinson, Matthew
AU  - Newton, Paul
PY  - 2020
PB  - HAL CCSD; Wiley
LA  - eng
KW  - Laos
KW  - bushmeat
KW  - food
KW  - health risk
KW  - markets
KW  - one health
KW  - risk perception
KW  - wildlife
KW  - zoonoses
KW  - MESH: Adolescent
KW  - MESH: Adult
KW  - MESH: Laos
KW  - MESH: Livestock
KW  - MESH: Longitudinal Studies
KW  - MESH: Male
KW  - MESH: Meat
KW  - MESH: Middle Aged
KW  - MESH: Pandemics
KW  - MESH: Pilot Projects
KW  - MESH: Risk Factors
KW  - MESH: Young Adult
KW  - MESH: Aged
KW  - MESH: Zoonoses
KW  - MESH: Animals
KW  - Wild
KW  - MESH: Commerce
KW  - MESH: Cross-Sectional Studies
KW  - MESH: Female
KW  - MESH: Health Knowledge
KW  - Attitudes
KW  - Practice
KW  - MESH: Humans
KW  - [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie
AB  - International audience ; Wet markets are a critical part of South-East Asian culture and economy. However, their role in circulation and transmission of both endemic and emerging disease is a source of concern in a region considered a hotspot of disease emergence. In the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR, Laos), live and dead wild animals are fre- quently found in wet markets, despite legislation against the bushmeat trade. This is generally considered to increase the risk of disease transmission and emergence, al- though whether or not wildlife vendors themselves have indeed increased incidence of zoonotic disease has rarely been assessed. In preparation for a future longitudi- nal study of market vendors investigating vendors' exposure to zoonotic pathogens, we conducted a pilot survey of Lao market vendors of wildlife meat, livestock meat and vegetables, to identify demographic characteristics and potential control groups within markets. We also investigated baseline risk perception for infectious diseases among market vendors and assessed the association between risk perception and risk mitigation behaviours. The surveys conducted with 177 vendors revealed simi- lar age, sex, ethnic background and geographical origin between vendor types, but differences in professional background and work history for livestock meat vendors. The perception of disease risk was very low across all vendors, as was the reported use of personal protective equipment, and the two appeared unrelated. Personal risk discounting and assumptions about transmission routes may explain this lack of association. This information will help inform the development of future research, risk communication and risk mitigation policy, especially in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UR  - https://hal-riip.archives-ouvertes.fr/pasteur-03221722
DO  - 10.1111/zph.12759
UR  - https://www.pollux-fid.de/r/base-ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:pasteur-03221722v1
H1  - Pollux (Fachinformationsdienst Politikwissenschaft)
ER  -