Suárez-Hernández M, Llorens-Blanco F, Cepero-Rodríguez O, Retureta-Milian O, González-Marti T

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

This is a descriptive investigative design carried out in the province of Ciego de Avila, Cuba, to assess the knowledge veterinarians not directly involved in official human health practice have concerning the most important zoonoses in the province. 107 doctors were chosen from a universe of 211 and each one responded to a previously validated 150 item questionnaire.
Those who answered correctly 70% of the 150 questions or more were considered approved. The evaluation was also carried out regarding specific medical entities, and the association between knowledge and the date of graduation was also assessed.
31% of doctors passed the questionnaire successfully and most of them had had their degrees for more than 15 years, yet this result was not statistically significant.
Fasciolasis and cryptosporidiosis were the entities with the best proportion of achievements while the worst results were related to toxoplasmosis and rabies. There were statistically significant differences in relation to the knowledge concerning different entities.

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