Bihon Amare, Zinabu Solomon, Muktar Yimer, Assefa Ayalew
Woldia University, College of Agriculture, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Mersa, Ethiopia.
Samara University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Samara, Ethiopia.
Heliyon. 2021 Mar 8;7(3):e06325. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06325. eCollection 2021 Mar.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a re-emerging disease occurring worldwide, resulting in multi-billion-dollar loss and human death annually. The situation is worse in developing countries like Ethiopia, where lower knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of the people is poor about the disease. A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted to assess livestock owners' KAP level towards human and bovine Tuberculosis in Gondar, Ethiopia. A total of 349 study participants were addressed through a face-to-face interview. Descriptive statistics and Pearson's chi-squares analysis were used to analyze the data and observe the association between outcome (KAP level) and predictor variables (sociodemographic characteristics). Out of the 349 respondents, 223 (63.9%) were males, while 126 (36.1%) were females. The KAP measuring interview indicated that 97.4% of the participants are aware of human tuberculosis, while only 84 (24.1%) know about bovine tuberculosis cause and mode of transmission. Inhalation was reported as the main route of transmission for human TB (41.1%) whereas, 50% of the respondent mentioned inhalation, contact, and ingestion of raw animal products as the main route of TB transmission from animal to human. Among those who have heard of bovine tuberculosis, only 56 (66.7%) of respondents consider bovine tuberculosis as a significant threat to public health. The study showed there is a lower KAP on bovine TB among cattle owners in the study area. Therefore, community health education about the impact of the disease, transmission, control, and prevention should be integrated with one health-oriented education and research to eradicate the disease from the country.
结核病（TB）是一种在全球范围内再度出现的疾病，每年造成数十亿美元的损失并导致人员死亡。在埃塞俄比亚等发展中国家，情况更为严峻，当地民众对该疾病的知识、态度和实践（KAP）水平较低。在埃塞俄比亚的贡德尔开展了一项基于问卷调查的横断面研究，以评估牲畜所有者对人类和牛结核病的KAP水平。通过面对面访谈共涉及349名研究参与者。使用描述性统计和Pearson卡方分析来分析数据，并观察结果（KAP水平）与预测变量（社会人口统计学特征）之间的关联。在349名受访者中，223名（63.9%）为男性，而126名（36.1%）为女性。KAP测量访谈表明，97.4%的参与者知晓人类结核病，而只有84名（24.1%）了解牛结核病的病因和传播方式。据报告，吸入是人类结核病的主要传播途径（41.1%），而50%的受访者提到吸入、接触和食用生动物产品是结核病从动物传播给人类的主要途径。在那些听说过牛结核病的人中，只有56名（66.7%）受访者认为牛结核病对公众健康构成重大威胁。研究表明，研究区域内的牲畜所有者对牛结核病的KAP水平较低。因此，应将关于该疾病的影响、传播、控制和预防的社区健康教育与以“同一健康”为导向的教育和研究相结合，以便在该国根除该疾病。
