Citation

Kabuusu RM, Keku EO, Kiyini R, McCann TJ. J. Vet. Sci. 2010; 11(4): 363-365.

Affiliation

Pathobiology Academic Program, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George's University, P.O Box 7, St. George's Grenada, West Indies. rkabuusu@sgu.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Korean Society of Veterinary Science)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21113109

PMCID

PMC2998751

Abstract

To establish the prevalence, patterns and risk factors of animal-related injuries among veterinarians, self-administered questionnaires were given to 60 veterinarians practicing in metropolitan Kampala. The prevalence of animal-related injuries in metropolitan Kampala was 72% (95%CI, 57~84). Some veterinarians (34%) suffered multiple injuries with a mean and median of 2.1 and 2.0 injuries per veterinarian, respectively. Of a total of 70 self-reported animal related injuries, cattle accounted for 72%, cats for 25%, dogs for 23%, self inoculation for 15% and birds for 13%. Injuries associated with poultry did not require hospital treatment. The upper limb was the most the frequently (68%) injured anatomical body part of veterinarians, and vaccination of animals (25%) was the major activity associated with injury. Animal-related injuries are common among practicing veterinarians in metropolitan Kampala; however, they did not differ significantly based on the veterinarian's gender, experience or risk awareness.

Language: en