Awareness and attitude regarding common zoonotic diseases among farmers
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Zoonoses are the naturally transmitted infections between vertebrate animals and humans. Various zoonotic diseases often make up the majority of the community acquired infections. The spread of the zoonotic diseases should be prevented, which can be acquired by providing behavioral training and information. The purpose of the present study was to determine the awareness and attitude of the farmers about the common zoonotic diseases. The Materials and methods in the study were consisted of sheep, goat and cattle farmers of the nearby rural areas. The farmers were asked questions about the knowledge of zoonotic diseases in general. Also farmers positive attitude towards the prevention of the zoonotic diseases were recorded. About 10 questions of awareness and 10 questions of attitude towards the zoonotic diseases were given in a written format to each of the participants. The Results in the study was included of 238 farmers from the nearby villages and the responses of all the participants were collected, tabulated and analyzed by using percentage analysis. Out of the 238 participants, 158 (66.38%) showed positive awareness towards the zoonotic diseases, while 142 (59.66%) showed positive attitude towards the prevention of the zoonotic diseases. In Conclusion the Continued education and awareness bringing programmes and collaboration between veterinary and human health care professionals were considered to be important to bring awareness among the public about zoonotic diseases and to combat those diseases. Keywords: Farmers, Zoonotic diseases, Awareness
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Satish Prabhakar Masavkar, Aman Mubarak Naikwadi
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