Mulugeta Yebelayhun, Hordofa Debele, Elias Defar
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Jinka University, Jinka, Southern Ethiopia, Ethiopia.
Department of Biology, Jinka University, Jinka, Southern Ethiopia, Ethiopia.
Vet Med Int. 2025 Aug 20;2025:2726225. doi: 10.1155/vmi/2726225. eCollection 2025.
A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted, in which participatory appraisal methods were applied to validate Dasenech and Gnyangatom pastoralists' existing veterinary knowledge on endemic diseases and to determine their perception of rank, morbidity, and mortality of the disease. The participatory methods used were matrix scoring, proportional piling, pairwise ranking, and clinical observation. A total of 96 informants were included in the study to collect in-depth information. Ranking using proportional piling ( > 0.38; > 0.05) and pairwise ranking ( > 0.05) based on the impact on livelihood revealed that anthrax, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), trypanosomiasis, pasteurellosis, and lumpy skin disease (LSD) were the five most important diseases prioritized in the study areas. The study also showed that these diseases' relative prevalence rate (participatory epidemiology (PE)-morbidity) was 18%, 16.5%, 6%, 8.5%, and 3.4%, respectively. The results also revealed that these diseases had a 14%, 10.88%, 5.58%, 5.3%, and 2% case fatality rate (PE-fatality). The analysis of matrix scoring indicated that pastoralists could associate the diseases with their clinical signs ( = 0.382; < 0.05). Thus, the concordance between informant groups and participatory appraisal methods has proven that Dasenech and Gnyangatom pastoralists are knowledgeable about endemic bovine diseases. Hence, it is recommended that disease control intervention measures in the area should appreciate community involvement and consider these diseases.
开展了一项基于社区的横断面研究，采用参与式评估方法来验证达塞纳奇族和尼亚恩加托姆族牧民关于地方病的现有兽医知识，并确定他们对疾病的严重性、发病率和死亡率的认知。所使用的参与式方法包括矩阵评分、比例堆积、成对排序和临床观察。共有96名信息提供者参与该研究以收集深入信息。基于对生计的影响，采用比例堆积法（> 0.38；> 0.05）和成对排序法（> 0.05）进行排序，结果显示炭疽、牛传染性胸膜肺炎（CBPP）、锥虫病、巴氏杆菌病和结节性皮肤病（LSD）是研究区域内优先考虑的五种最重要疾病。该研究还表明，这些疾病的相对流行率（参与式流行病学（PE）-发病率）分别为18%、16.5%、6%、8.5%和3.4%。结果还显示，这些疾病的病死率（PE-死亡率）分别为14%、10.88%、5.58%、5.3%和2%。矩阵评分分析表明，牧民能够将疾病与其临床症状联系起来（= 0.382；< 0.05）。因此，信息提供者群体与参与式评估方法之间的一致性证明，达塞纳奇族和尼亚恩加托姆族牧民对牛地方病有一定了解。因此，建议该地区的疾病控制干预措施应重视社区参与并考虑这些疾病。
