Data for: Prevalence and antimicrobial resistant Campylobacter spp. in broiler chicken carcasses and hygiene practises in informal urban markets in a low-income setting

• Sofia Boqvist - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Department of Animal Biosciences

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• Joseph Erume - Makerere University - Department of Biomolecular Resources and Biolab Sciences

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• Pius Okello - Makerere University - Department of Biomolecular Resources and Biolab Sciences

• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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• English

• Individual
• Animal

The population consists of broiler chickens sold at informal markets in Kampala, Uganda, as well as the vendors.

• Cross-section

• Observational study

This study conducted in Kampala, Wakiso, and Mukono districts, Uganda, involved collecting broiler chicken carcasses and interviewing market vendors. Ten markets per district were randomly selected from official lists. A total of 124 carcasses were sampled, sufficient to detect a 75% prevalence with 5% error and 80% confidence. Four carcasses per market were analysed using ISO methods for Campylobacter occurrence. The isolated bacterial strains were confirmed using PCR and identified to species level. All bacterial strains were also tested for antimicrobial resistance using the Disc Diffusion test. Information about the vendors' knowledge of foodborne diseases, hygiene practices, and attitudes toward food hygiene was collected orally using a questionnaire consisting of 34 questions.

• Mixed probability and non-probability

The sample size was determined using an expected prevalence of 75%, with an estimated error of 5% and a confidence level of 80%. The sample size was set to 120. Four chicken carcasses per market were obtained, one from each vendor. In total, 30 markets were included. Information about the vendors' knowledge of foodborne diseases, hygiene practices, and attitudes toward food hygiene was collected orally using a questionnaire consisting of 41 questions.

• 2022-02 - 2022-09

48

120

100%

All selected vendors participated in the study.

• Numeric

• Campylobacter coli (doyle, 1948) veron & chatelain, 1973
• Campylobacter jejuni (jones et al., 1931) veron & chatelain, 1973

Face-to-face interview

A written questionnaire was used to capture information on the included vendors’ knowledge and practices related to foodborne illness and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), focusing on the spread and mitigation of foodborne bacteria at informal markets. Chicken carcasses were bought from the interviewed vendors.

2022-02 - 2022-09

• Makerere University

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120

120

• Biological samples

• Uganda

Urban and periurban Kampala

County (NUTS 3)

Department of Animal Biosciences

• Makerere University

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• Microbiology
• Pathobiology

• Food safety
• Campylobacter
• Campylobacter jejuni
• Campylobacter coli
• Antimicrobial resistance