Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Prevention Practices towards Common Zoonotic Diseases in and around Bahir Dar City, North Western Ethiopia
Table 4
Participant’s response to practice questions people handling farm animals and their products in and around Bahir City.
| | Questions for prevention practices | Category | Number of respondents | Percentage (%) |
| | Drink raw milk | Yes | 242 | 59.90 | | No | 162 | 40.1 |
| | Eat raw meat | Yes | 280 | 69.31 | | No | 124 | 30.69 |
| | Live together with animals | Yes | 120 | 29.7 | | No | 284 | 70.3 |
| | Use personal protective equipment | Yes | 85 | 21 | | No | 319 | 79 |
| | Prevent zoonotic disease | Vaccination | 120 | 29.7 | | Limit contact | 158 | 40.1 | | Keeping hygiene | 155 | 38.4 | | Avoid consumption of raw food of animal origin | 127 | 31.4 | | No | 80 | 19.8 |
| | Cattle infected with zoonotic diseases | Veterinary clinic | 242 | 59.9 | | Isolation | 120 | 29.7 | | Traditional healer | 83 | 20.54 |
| | Person infected with zoonotic diseases | Medical healer | 234 | 84.16 | | Traditional healer | 170 | 42.07 | | Others | 85 | 21.03 |
|
|