TY - JOUR
T1 - Using qualitative approaches to explore the challenges of integrated programmes for zoonosis control in developing countries
T2 - Example of hydatidosis control in Morocco
AU - Saadi, Aouatif
AU - Antoine-Moussiaux, Nicolas
AU - Marcotty, Tanguy
AU - Thys, Séverine
AU - Sahibi, Hamid
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank National Office for Food Safety and local authorities.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH
PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - Cystic echinococcosis, rabies and bovine tuberculosis are major neglected zoonoses in many developing countries, including Morocco. A common step in their control strategies is the management of slaughterhouses and/or the control of dog populations. This study used a qualitative approach to identify the barriers to the implementation of the cystic echinococcosis control programme in Morocco that focused on slaughterhouses and dog control. This approach could be used to understand the causes leading to the defective management of other zoonoses, and to go beyond the often-invoked ‘lack of means’ reason to explain failure in disease control in the Global South. Specifically, slaughterhouse observation and in-depth individual interviews with stakeholders involved in the cystic echinococcosis control programme were carried out in five Moroccan regions (Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Mellal-Khenifra, Sous-Masaa, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra and Guelmim-Oued Noun) for 3 years (from 2014 to 2016). Interviews (n = 81) were with agents responsible of the services managing slaughterhouses and dog population control, and also with slaughterers. Recordings were fully transcribed and narratives were analysed with the RQDA package and the R software. Triangulations and the criteria proposed by Guba and Lincon were used to assess the approach validity. This analysis revealed that in addition to ‘lack of means’, zoonosis control programmes can be hindered by overlapping authority/functions among the involved authorities, conflicts of interest, lack of proper training and professional practices. Zoonosis control requires the commitment of all structures, the establishment of a national and inter-regional strategy, and the updating of the legislative arsenal.
AB - Cystic echinococcosis, rabies and bovine tuberculosis are major neglected zoonoses in many developing countries, including Morocco. A common step in their control strategies is the management of slaughterhouses and/or the control of dog populations. This study used a qualitative approach to identify the barriers to the implementation of the cystic echinococcosis control programme in Morocco that focused on slaughterhouses and dog control. This approach could be used to understand the causes leading to the defective management of other zoonoses, and to go beyond the often-invoked ‘lack of means’ reason to explain failure in disease control in the Global South. Specifically, slaughterhouse observation and in-depth individual interviews with stakeholders involved in the cystic echinococcosis control programme were carried out in five Moroccan regions (Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Mellal-Khenifra, Sous-Masaa, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra and Guelmim-Oued Noun) for 3 years (from 2014 to 2016). Interviews (n = 81) were with agents responsible of the services managing slaughterhouses and dog population control, and also with slaughterers. Recordings were fully transcribed and narratives were analysed with the RQDA package and the R software. Triangulations and the criteria proposed by Guba and Lincon were used to assess the approach validity. This analysis revealed that in addition to ‘lack of means’, zoonosis control programmes can be hindered by overlapping authority/functions among the involved authorities, conflicts of interest, lack of proper training and professional practices. Zoonosis control requires the commitment of all structures, the establishment of a national and inter-regional strategy, and the updating of the legislative arsenal.
KW - dog population control
KW - integrated control programme of zoonoses
KW - Morocco
KW - qualitative approach
KW - slaughterhouses
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U2 - 10.1111/zph.12814
DO - 10.1111/zph.12814
M3 - Article
C2 - 33554481
AN - SCOPUS:85100540792
SN - 1863-1959
VL - 68
SP - 393
EP - 401
JO - Zoonoses and Public Health
JF - Zoonoses and Public Health
IS - 5
ER -