Study on Assessment of Community Awareness towards Common Zoonotic Diseases in and Around Asella, Eastern Arsi Zone, Ethiopia.

Zoonotic diseases risk perceptions and protective behaviors of consumers associated with consumption of meat and milk in and around Bishoftu, Ethiopia

“…In the present study, the 96.2% respondents have knowledge about zoonotic diseases that was comparable with the findings of other studies in the country that reported all (100%) and 91.2% of respondents in Addis Ababa [35] and in Asella [36], respectively had information on zoonotic diseases. We noted that nearly half (46.7%) of the respondents relay on community as their own primary source of information about zoonotic disease(s) and this finding was in agreement with previous study by Amenu et al [37].…”

“…The observed proportion of raw meat consumers (91% of respondents) was higher than other studies in Ethiopia that reported 62% in Harar town [27], 68.5% in and around Dodola Town [39] and 77% in Asella town [36], but the consumption of raw milk (94.3% of respondents) was comparable with 87% in Asella town [36]. In Ethiopia, consumption of raw meat in the form of steak ("kurt") or beef tartare ("kitfo") made from raw or undercooked ground (minced) beef is a well-known and common practice across the country [12,13].…”

Knowledge, attitude, and practices of cattle farmers regarding zoonotic diseases in Erzurum, Turkey

“…Although raw meat consumption has been applied for generations in many social groups located in Russia, Cuba and Africa (Abera et al 2016), there is no habit of raw meat consumption in our country. Raw meat consumption creates dangerous situations in terms of public health due to parasite diseases originated from food as well as bacterial diseases (Murrell 2013, Bintsis 2017.…”

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of farmers about transmission of zoonotic diseases in Ada’a district, Oromia, Ethiopia

“…A semi-structured pretested questionnaire was used to collect information on farmers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to zoonotic diseases. The questionnaire was adapted from previously published research articles [ [21] , [22] , [23] ] and translated into local language (Afan Oromo). The sample size was determined by the formula [ 23 ]; since there was no previous study in the area, the prevalence of poor knowledge about the transmission of zoonoses was expected to be 50%.…”