Table 1. The perception and modifying factor variables used in the logistic regression analyses and their relation to the HBM constructs.

Variables	Relation to the HBM constructs
Gender	Modifying factors
Age	“
Educational status	“
Production system	“
Cattle herd size	“
Contribution of livestock to livelihood	“
Frequency of FMD occurrence in own herd	Perceived susceptibility
Frequency of FMD occurrence in kebele	“
Trend of FMD outbreak occurrence	“
Impact of FMD relative to other production problems	Perceived severity
Impact of FMD relative to other livestock diseases	“
Effectiveness of vaccination against livestock diseases/FMD	Perceived benefits
Effectiveness of herd_iso & mov_res	“
Cost of FMD vaccination	Perceived barriers
Difficulty of handling animals for vaccination	“
Problem of side effects of vaccination	“
Difficulty of herd_iso & mov_res	“