Table-2.
Assessment of participants’ knowledge level regarding the usage of vaccines for small ruminant diseases.
Variables | Categories | Frequency (n = 228) | Proportion (%) | p-value |
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K1. Have you heard of small ruminants’ vaccines? | ||||
Yes | 171 | 75.0 | 0.000 | |
No | 57 | 25.0% | ||
K2. Understanding of small ruminants’ illnesses. | ||||
Yes | 136 | 59.6 | 0.004 | |
No | 92 | 40.4 | ||
K3. History of previous illnesses on the farm | ||||
Yes | 148 | 64.9 | 0.000 | |
No | 80 | 35.1 | ||
K4. Should vaccines effectively prevent small ruminants’ diseases? | ||||
Yes | 90 | 39.5 | 0.001 | |
No | 138 | 60.5 | ||
K5. Knowledge about priority small ruminants’ vaccination | ||||
Yes | 95 | 41.7 | 0.012 | |
No | 133 | 58.3 | ||
K6. Vaccines prevent uncommon diseases that do not affect your small ruminants | ||||
Yes | 170 | 74.6 | 0.000 | |
No | 58 | 25.4 | ||
K7. Should large ruminants’ diseases be restricted and prevented without vaccination? | ||||
Yes | 88 | 38.6 | 0.001 | |
No | 140 | 61.4 | ||
K8. Some small ruminants’ vaccines are more effective than others | ||||
Yes | 75 | 32.9 | 0.000 | |
No | 153 | 67.1 | ||
K9. Vaccination may have negative effects on small ruminants’ health. | ||||
Yes | 156 | 68.4 | 0.000 | |
No | 72 | 31.6 | ||
K10. Understanding the benefits of small ruminants’ vaccination | ||||
Yes | 68 | 29.8 | 0.000 | |
No | 160 | 70.2 | ||
K11. Small ruminants’ vaccination effectively prevents infectious disease transmission | ||||
Yes | 85 | 37.3 | 0.000 | |
No | 143 | 62.7 | ||
K12. Can routine vaccination mitigate antibiotic resistance issues in small ruminants? | ||||
Yes | 76 | 33.3 | 0.000 | |
No | 152 | 66.7 | ||
K13. Do you know several small ruminants’ diseases have no remedies other than vaccination? | ||||
Yes | 94 | 41.2 | 0.008 | |
No | 134 | 58.8 |