Wild meat consumption in zoonotic pandemics in Ghana

Bibliographic Data

ID15327367
AuthorsHaruna Abukari (0000-0003-1944-3752, University for Development Studies, corresponding author), Bright O Kankam (0000-0002-7595-0030, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology)
Year2023
Volume29
Issue2
Pages228-241
Publication date2023-06-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Dimensions of Wildlife (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-1209 • E-ISSN: 1533-158X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10871209.2023.2220004
OpenAlexW4379142722
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited40

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