Knowledge, attitude and practice among dairy cattle farmers and workers at dairy cattle farm on bovine tuberculosis

Lim, Stanley (2023) Knowledge, attitude and practice among dairy cattle farmers and workers at dairy cattle farm on bovine tuberculosis. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a chronic infectious zoonotic disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis, primarily by M. bovis, which affects various animal species, including cattle, deer, goats and humans. bTB is found in most parts of Asia and cattle are the main source of infection for humans. Bovine tuberculosis is a serious disease that can cause big economic loss to the dairy industry. This study aims to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice of dairy cattle farmers and workers towards bovine tuberculosis. Hence, a voluntary survey targeting Malaysian dairy cattle farmers and workers aged 18 years old and above was designed. Contact list of dairy cattle farmers was retrieved from the Department of Veterinary Services of Selangor. Dairy cattle farmers in Selangor were contacted and asked if they would like to volunteer in this study. A total of 21 respondents participated in the study during the 5-weeks survey period. Surveys were done through phone call interviews (n=1), Google Form (n=8) and farm visits (n=12). The data obtained was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 27.0 and summarized by descriptive statistics. Modified Bloom's cut-off point was used as a reference for scoring to assess the overall knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of the respondents. Fischer's exact test was used to determine the factors associated with the level of KAP among dairy farmers towards bovine tuberculosis. The results showed that 14.29% of farmers (n=3) had good knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP), 47.62% (n=10) moderate and 38.1% of farmers (n=8) had poor KAP towards bovine tuberculosis. The significantly associated factor with KAP towards bovine tuberculosis was the presence of imported animals (p=0.044). Also, the level of KAP among dairy farmers in Selangor towards bovine tuberculosis was moderate. This indicates veterinarians should improve the awareness programs to raise KAP level on bTB in dairy farmers community in the country.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Depositing User:	Ms Nurhaznita Mahmood
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2024 03:10
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2024 03:10
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2166

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