Wild meat consumption in zoonotic pandemics in Ghana

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15327367
AutoresHaruna Abukari (0000-0003-1944-3752, University for Development Studies, autor correspondente), Bright O Kankam (0000-0002-7595-0030, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology)
Ano2023
Volume29
Fascículo2
Páginas228-241
Data de publicação2023-06-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHuman Dimensions of Wildlife (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1087-1209 • E-ISSN: 1533-158X
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10871209.2023.2220004
OpenAlexW4379142722
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas40

This study assessed wild meat consumption after the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ghana using the Health Belief Model framework. Data were collected through a household survey near two important wildlife-protected areas in Ghana. There was less wild meat consumption after the outbreak of COVID-19 than before the outbreak. About half of the respondents (51%) perceived themselves to be susceptible to diseases with proximal wildlife origin. The best model of a stepwise-multiple regression explained 49% of the variance, and three constructs (Perceived Susceptibility, Self-efficacy, and Perceived Seriousness) of the Health Belief Model were significant predictors of wild meat consumption weariness. Behaviour change interventions, based on creating awareness of the health risks of wild meat gathering and consumption, could be helpful in both public health and conservation circles

Biology · Consumption (sociology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Outbreak · Pandemic · Public health · Seriousness · Socioeconomics · Veterinary medicine · Wildlife · Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Medicine · Zoonotic diseases and public health · Ecology · Virology