Table 2.
Summary of knowledge among farmers of Ada'a districts about the transmission of zoonosis in Ethiopia (n = 388).
| Zoonosis knowledge questions | Response, n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |
| Do you know what zoonosis is? | 213 (54.9) | 175 (45.1) |
| Many animal diseases can be transmitted from animals to humans | 154 (39.7) | 234 (60.3) |
| Animal disease can be transmitted via different routes to humans | 95 (24.5) | 293 (75.5) |
| Eating uncooked meat can transmit diseases from animals to human | 67 (17.3) | 321 (82.7) |
| Drinking raw milk can transmit diseases from animals to human | 78 (20.1) | 310 (79.9) |
| Close contact with sick/dead animal can transmit diseases to human | 87 (22.4) | 301 (77.6) |
| You can get infection from environment contaminated from secretions of sick animal | 79 (20.4) | 309 (79.6) |
| Insect bite can transmit animal diseases to human | 123 (31.7) | 265 (68.3) |
| Being bitten by animal can transmit diseases to human | 56 (14.4) | 332 (85.6) |
| Abortion in animals can cause a serious economic and public health problem | 66 (17.0) | 322 (83.0) |
| Infections can be transmitted to humans through: | ||
| Raw milk consumption | 146 (37.6) | 242 (62.4) |
| Raw meat consumption | 183 (47.2) | 205 (52.8) |
| Unpasteurized yoghurt consumption | 172 (44.3) | 216 (55.7) |
| Unpasteurized cheese consumption | 227 (58.5) | 161 (41.5) |
| Being in close contact with sick animals | 238 (61.3) | 150 (38.7) |
| Being bitten by an animal | 163 (42.0) | 225 (60.0) |
| Humans can contract which of the following diseases via raw milk consumption | ||
| Bovine tuberculosis | 238 (61.3) | 150 (38.7) |
| Anthrax | 109 (28.1) | 279 (71.9) |
| Brucellosis | 290 (74.7) | 98 (25.3) |
| Humans can contract which of the following diseases via raw meat consumption? | ||
| Bovine tuberculosis | 237 (61.1) | 151 (38.9) |
| Anthrax | 109 (28.1) | 279 (71.9) |
| Cystycercosis/taeniasis | 276 (71.1) | 112 (28.9) |
| Brucellosis | 276 (71.1) | 112 (28.9) |