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More than 70% of new, emerging, and reemerging infectious diseases are from animal origin. Human interaction with bats has been associated as a driver for various fetal zoonoses, including numerous viral diseases of bat-origin. A lot of serological evidence has been gathered around human-bat interaction, yet very little is known regarding the underlying risk factors at community level. This study was aimed at understanding the human-bat interactions and associated factors among communities in Bundibugyo District in Uganda. A cross-sectional study was conducted using both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods in Harugale, Burondo and Ntandi Subcounties in Bundibugyo District between November 2022 and March 2023. A total of 344 participants were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) were also conducted among purposively selected individuals who have vast knowledge on human-bat interaction. Proportional piling and FGDs were conducted among groups of men, women, and youths to get their insights into human-bat interaction. The study revealed that 54.1% of the respondents were males, 42.1% were aged above 40 years. Households headed by males (APR = 1.31, 95% CI:1.07-1.62, Batwa communities (APR = 3.03, 95% CI:1.87-3.94), residing in urban areas (APR = 1.72, 95 CI%:1.35-2.20), trading of food and animal products (APR = 0.6, 95 CI%:0.36-0.99), no occupation (APR = 0.27, 95 CI%:0.12-0.57) and residing in incomplete houses (APR = 1.57, 95 CI%:1.25-1.98) were significantly associated with exposure of humans to bats. There was high exposure of humans to bats in Ntandi compared to Burondo and Harugale. Women groups highlighted use of bat repellants and killing of bats using sticks as the measures to reduce human bat interaction during the focus group discussions (FGDs). Generally, there is high exposure to bats among human communities in Bundibugyo district which increases the risk of zoonotic disease transmission at human-bat interface. Findings from this study aim to enable the one health interventions to reduce bat-human interaction potential risks in both urban and rural areas and support design of feasible interventions for Bundibugyo district and Uganda at large.

超过70%的新发、复燃性传染病均来自动物源性。人类与蝙蝠的接触被认为是多种人畜共患病（包括诸多蝙蝠源性病毒性疾病）的驱动因素。目前已有大量关于人类与蝙蝠接触的血清学证据，但对于社区层面的潜在风险因素仍知之甚少。本研究旨在探究乌干达邦迪布焦区（Bundibugyo District）各社区内的人类与蝙蝠接触情况及其相关影响因素。本研究于2022年11月至2023年3月期间，在邦迪布焦区的Harugale、Burondo及Ntandi分区开展了一项结合定性与定量数据收集方法的横断面研究。研究共采用结构化问卷对344名受访者进行了访谈。同时还针对经目的性抽样选取的、具备丰富人类与蝙蝠接触相关知识的关键信息提供者开展了关键知情人访谈（Key Informant Interviews, KIIs）。研究还针对男性、女性及青年群体开展了比例堆集法（Proportional piling）与焦点小组讨论（Focus Group Discussions, FGDs），以获取其关于人类与蝙蝠接触的见解。研究结果显示，54.1%的受访者为男性，42.1%的受访者年龄在40岁以上。男性户主家庭（调整后患病率比（APR）=1.31，95%置信区间（CI）：1.07~1.62）、巴特瓦（Batwa）族群家庭（APR=3.03，95%CI：1.87~3.94）、居住于城区的家庭（APR=1.72，95%CI：1.35~2.20）、从事食品及动物产品贸易的家庭（APR=0.6，95%CI：0.36~0.99）、无业家庭（APR=0.27，95%CI：0.12~0.57）以及居住于未完工房屋的家庭（APR=1.57，95%CI：1.25~1.98）均与人类蝙蝠接触暴露存在显著关联。与Burondo及Harugale分区相比，Ntandi分区的人类蝙蝠接触暴露率更高。在焦点小组讨论（FGDs）中，女性群体提出可通过使用蝙蝠驱避剂、用棍棒击杀蝙蝠等措施来减少人类与蝙蝠的接触。总体而言，邦迪布焦区各社区的人类蝙蝠接触暴露率较高，这会提升人类-蝙蝠接触界面的人畜共患病传播风险。本研究结果旨在为一体化健康（One Health）干预措施提供支撑，以降低城乡地区蝙蝠与人类接触的潜在风险，并为邦迪布焦区乃至整个乌干达设计可行的干预方案提供支持。