Table 6. Knowledge attitude and practices of TB case and control livestock farmers about zoonotic TB in Lahore.
| Knowledge attitude and practices | TB cases (n = 25) (%) |
Controls (healthy farmers) (n = 25) (%) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can TB affect animals? | |||
| Yes | 4 (16) | 2 (8) | 6 |
| No | 13 (52) | 12 (48) | 25 |
| Don’t know | 8 (32) | 11 (44) | 19 |
| Can you get TB from animals? | |||
| Yes | 4 (16) | 1 (4) | 5 |
| No | 13 (52) | 10 (40) | 23 |
| Don’t know | 8 (32) | 14 (56) | 22 |
| Can cough spray transmit TB? | |||
| Yes | 19 (76) | 18 (72) | 37 |
| No | 5 (20) | 4 (16) | 9 |
| Don’t know | 1 (4) | 3 (12) | 4 |
| Use of facemask or cover face while coughing? | |||
| Yes | 3 (12) | 7 (28) | 10 |
| No | 20 (80) | 7 (28) | 27 |
| Some times | 2 (8) | 11 (44) | 13 |
| Do you think, drinking raw milk can transmit TB? | |||
| Yes | 8 (32) | 10 (40) | 18 |
| No | 14 (56) | 15 (60) | 29 |
| Don’t know | 3 (12) | 0 | 3 |
| Sharing a room with animals can spread TB? | |||
| Yes | 1 (4) | 2 (8) | 3 |
| No | 14 (56) | 12 (48) | 26 |
| Don’t know | 10 (40) | 11 (44) | 21 |
| Do you consume unpasteurized/raw milk? | |||
| Yes | 2 (8) | 0 | 2 |
| No | 15 (60) | 22 (88) | 37 |
| Both | 8 (32) | 3 (12) | 11 |
| Do you wash your hands with soap after working with animals? | |||
| Always | 17 (68) | 18 (72) | 35 |
| No | 5 (20) | 1 (4) | 6 |
| Often | 3 (12) | 6 (24) | 9 |
| House/shed sharing with animals at night or sleeping in pen | |||
| Yes | 21 (84) | 15 (60) | 36 |
| No | 4 (16) | 10 (40) | 14 |
| Separation of sick animals from the rest of the herd | |||
| Yes | 1 (4) | 4 (16) | 5 |
| No | 24 (96) | 21 (84) | 45 |
| Presence of other livestock among bovines | |||
| Yes | 16 (64) | 14 (56) | 30 |
| No | 9 (36) | 11 (44) | 20 |
| Grazing | |||
| Yes | 11 (44) | 7 (28) | 18 |
| No | 14 (56) | 18 (72) | 32 |
| If grazing yes then mixing of animals with other herds during grazing and watering | |||
| Yes | 10 (90.91) | 4 (57.15) | 14 |
| No | 1 (9.09) | 3 (42.85) | 4 |
| Feed offered to animals | |||
| Green fodder | 21 (84) | 20 (80) | 41 |
| Green fodder + concentrate | 4 (16) | 5 (20) | 9 |