Table 5.

Awareness of noticeable diseases by participants interviewed during a survey of smallholders (n = 240) carried out between May and October 2009 and themes identified as factors influencing disease awareness from qualitative data gathered during focus groups and semi-structured interviews in 23 rural communities in Southern Bolivia, between June and October 2010.

Had heard and/or known about the disease	Zone				Themes identified as:
	Chaco plain	Andean	Central Valley	Sub- Andean
Foot and mouth disease	96.1%	94.5%	100.0%	97.8%
Rabies	89.1%	72.2%	99.0%	96.9%
Tuberculosis	8.5%	58.3%	41.8%	38.9%
Classical swine fever	88.6%	34.1%	64.8%	58.6%	•Vivid experience
Number of diseases that had heard about
None	0%	1.9%	0%	2.2%	•Theoretical awareness
1 disease	1.4%	12.0%	0%	0.9%
2 diseases	21.4%	26.5%	28.3%	33.5%
3 diseases	71.5%	42.3%	37.8%	29.3%
4 diseases	5.7%	17.3%	33.9%	34.1%