Turkson P K, Naandam Jakper
Animal Science Department, School of Agriculture, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Prev Vet Med. 2003 Nov 12;61(3):185-94. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2003.07.005.
We assessed the needs of ruminant-livestock owners in three districts in Ghana for veterinary services, the acceptability of particular services or activities and the willingness of people to use services through public or private delivery systems. Purposive sampling was used in choosing 516, 100 and 100 ruminant-livestock owners in East Mamprusi, Savelugu-Nanton and Tamale districts, respectively, for the administration of a questionnaire. The response proportions were 87-99%. Focus-group discussions (FGDs) were done in Savelugu-Nanton and Tamale districts. Animal diseases, housing, and lack of knowledge on management practices were identified as the three most important problems in the districts. Generally, accessibility to veterinary services and drugs was not easy. Large proportions of respondents identified advice on health, bathing or spraying against ectoparasites, castration, deworming, treatment involving injectables, sale of medicines or drugs, treatment for skin diseases, vaccinations, and treatment of wounds as activities that they needed. Many used veterinary staff to meet their needs and were willing to use the services of private veterinary providers if private clinics were established in their localities.
我们评估了加纳三个地区反刍家畜养殖户对兽医服务的需求、特定服务或活动的可接受性，以及人们通过公共或私营服务体系使用这些服务的意愿。我们分别在东曼普鲁西、萨韦卢古-南顿和塔马利地区，采用目的抽样法选取了516名、100名和100名反刍家畜养殖户，进行问卷调查。回复率为87%-99%。我们在萨韦卢古-南顿和塔马利地区开展了焦点小组讨论。动物疾病、畜舍条件以及缺乏管理知识被确定为这些地区最重要的三个问题。总体而言，获得兽医服务和药品并不容易。很大比例的受访者认为，他们需要有关健康、抗外寄生虫药浴或喷洒、阉割、驱虫、注射治疗、药品销售、皮肤病治疗、疫苗接种以及伤口处理方面的建议。许多人通过兽医工作人员来满足其需求，并且如果当地开设私人诊所，他们愿意使用私人兽医服务提供者的服务。
