Internship student, Faculty of Veterinary, Animal & Biomedical Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Department of Anatomy & Histology, Faculty of Veterinary, Animal & Biomedical Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Vet Med Sci. 2024 Jul;10(4):e1543. doi: 10.1002/vms3.1543.
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.
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.
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%).
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.
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.
传染性强且经济破坏性大的小反刍兽疫是一种影响山羊和绵羊的病毒性疾病，导致牲畜生产力的重大损失，并对全球粮食安全和农村生计构成威胁。
本研究旨在评估孟加拉国锡尔赫特地区的山羊养殖户对小反刍兽疫（PPR）疾病的知识、态度和实践（KAP）状况。
本研究采用了全面的横断面调查，历时 11 周，共调查了 130 名山羊养殖户。在对 20 名农民进行试点研究后，对一组关于 PPR KAP 的 17 个经过验证的问题进行了验证。数据收集由一支经过培训的团队通过 KOBO Toolbox 进行，通过面对面访谈的方式进行，根据既定的知识（>65%）、态度（>75%）和实践（>70%）标准对回答进行解释。
总体而言，67.7%的参与者对 PPR 疾病具有较好的知识水平。与女性相比，男性对 PPR 疾病的了解程度更高，其概率比为 1.42（优势比=1.42）。年龄在 31-45 岁的中年组表现出显著更高的知识水平（83.3%，p<0.001）。在这一年龄组中，积极的实践水平也明显更高（54.8%）。具有高中以上教育背景的参与者表现出最积极的实践水平（>80%）。那些从非政府组织获得额外收入的参与者表现出更高的积极实践水平（71.4%），比其他收入来源高出 1.46 倍。
战略干预应优先考虑女性农民、教育赋权以及与非政府组织的合作，以增强孟加拉国的牲畜健康和农村生计，作为国家小反刍兽疫控制战略的一部分，以实现世界动物卫生组织（OIE）/世界动物卫生组织（WOAH）和联合国粮食及农业组织（FAO）到 2030 年消灭小反刍兽疫的目标。
