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. 2014 Feb 1;113(2):185–196. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.11.004

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%