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Table 6 Attitude and practice of community member respondents

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice towards anthrax in northern Ethiopia: a mixed approach study

Question

Response

Frequency

%

What animal husbandry do you practice? (n = 452)

Free grazing

84

19

Zero grazing

354

80.1

Mixed (free and zero)

4

0.9

No report

10

2

Have you ever had anthrax infected animal(s)? (n = 800)

Yes

32

4

No

392

49

Do not know

376

47

If yes, what action did you take? (n = 32)

Reported to the Veterinarian

8

25

If died, buried the dead animal

5

15.6

Consumed meat of the dead animal

0

0

Remove away the dead animal

7

21.9

Use Traditional medication (local medicine, bleeding and branded)

9

28.1

No report

3

9.4

Has any member of your family infected with anthrax? (n = 800)

Yes

84

10.5

No

404

50.5

Do not know

312

39

If yes, what action did you take? (n = 84)

Took the person to health facility

3

3.6

bought drug from pharmacy

0

0

Took to a local healer

60

71.4

We did nothing

2

2.4

use both (took to health center and local healer)

2

2.4

Do not know

1

1.2

No report

16

19.1

Do you think that vaccination of animals can prevent anthrax in animals? (n = 800)

Yes

416

52

No

44

5.5

Do not know

340

42.5

Do you think that vaccination of animals can prevent anthrax in humans? (n = 800)

Yes

259

32.4

No

134

16.8

Do not know

407

50.9

Do you think that anthrax is a serious disease of animals? (n = 800)

Yes

78

9.8

No

418

52.3

Do not know

304

38

Do you think that anthrax is a serious disease of humans? (n = 800)

Yes

90

11.3

No

406

50.8

Do not know

304

38

Were your animals vaccinated against anthrax? (n = 800)

Yes

35

4.4

No

28

3.5

Do not know

737

92.1