A survey on the knowledges, attitudes, behaviours and practices of goat farmers about peste des petits ruminants disease in goats at Haor and bordered areas in Sylhet district of Bangladesh.

Autor: Khan SS; Internship student, Faculty of Veterinary, Animal & Biomedical Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh., Hossain H; Department of Anatomy & Histology, Faculty of Veterinary, Animal & Biomedical Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh., Talukder S; Department of Anatomy & Histology, Faculty of Veterinary, Animal & Biomedical Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh., Uddin MS; Livestock Extension Officer, Upazilla Livestock Office and Veterinary Hospital Jaintapur, Sylhet, Bangladesh., Uddin MA; Livestock Extension Officer, Upazilla Livestock Office and Veterinary Hospital Kanaighat, Sylhet, Bangladesh., Siddiqui MSI; Department of Anatomy & Histology, Faculty of Veterinary, Animal & Biomedical Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Veterinary medicine and science [Vet Med Sci] 2024 Jul; Vol. 10 (4), pp. e1543.
DOI: 10.1002/vms3.1543
Abstrakt: Background: Contagious and economically devastating, peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a viral disease affecting goats and sheep, causing significant losses in livestock productivity and posing a threat to food security and rural livelihoods worldwide.
Objectives: This study was conducted to assess the status of goat farmer's knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) about PPR disease at Sylhet district of Bangladesh.
Methods: A comprehensive cross-sectional survey, conducted over 11 weeks, targeted 130 goat owners. Following a pilot study with 20 farmers, a set of 17 validated questions on PPR KAP was validated. Data collection was performed through face-to-face interviews by a trained team using KOBO Toolbox, with interpretation of responses based on established thresholds for knowledge (>65%), attitude (>75%) and practice (>70%).
Results: Overall, 67.7% of participants demonstrated a good level of knowledge about PPR disease. Males exhibited 1.42 times higher odds of knowledge compared to females (odds ratio = 1.42). The middle age group (31-45 years) showed significantly higher knowledge levels (83.3%, p < 0.001). Within this age group, positive practice levels were also notably higher (54.8%). Those with a higher secondary education background exhibited the most positive practice levels (>80%). Participants whose additional income came from non-governmental organization employment showed a higher positive practice level (71.4%), 1.46 times higher than other income sources.
Conclusion: Strategic interventions should prioritize female farmers, educational empowerment and collaboration with non-governmental organizations to bolster livestock health and rural livelihoods in Bangladesh as part of national PPR control strategy to fulfil the goals of Office International des Epizooties/World Organization for Animal Health (OIE/WOAH) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) PPR eradication by 2030.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Veterinary Medicine and Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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