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 |