Table 4.
Questionnaire data representing the question items and respondents response.
| Question contents | Alternatives | Respondents | ||
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| Male | Female | Total (%) | ||
| Know the ticks | Yes | 28 | 12 | 40 (100) |
| No | — | — | — (0) | |
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| Tick problems in your locality | Yes | 25 | 10 | 35 (87.5) |
| No | 3 | 2 | 5 (12.5) | |
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| Type of ticks you know in your locality | Hard tick | 16 | 8 | 24 (60) |
| Soft tick | 4 | 2 | 6 (15) | |
| Both | 8 | 2 | 10 (25) | |
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| Type of ticks that seriously damage (affect) cattle in your local area | Hard tick | 18 | 6 | 24 (60) |
| Soft tick | 8 | 2 | 10 (25) | |
| Both | 4 | 2 | 6 (15) | |
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| Know the season of tick infestation outbreak | Yes | 28 | 12 | 40 (100) |
| No | — | — | — (0) | |
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| Season of tick infestation outbreak | At the end of rain season | 2 | 1 | 3 (7.5) |
| At the beginning of rainy season | 16 | 6 | 22 (55) | |
| In mid of rainy season | 4 | 3 | 7 (17.5) | |
| At the dry season | 6 | 2 | 8 (20) | |
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| Know any tick-borne disease | Yes | 10 | 4 | 14 (35) |
| No | 18 | 8 | 26 (65) | |
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| Species of livestock mostly infected by ticks | Bovine | 28 | 12 | 40 (100) |
| Ovine, caprine, others | — | — | — | |
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| Breed of cattle comparatively more susceptible to the tick infestation in your locality | Indigenous breed | 9 | 8 | 17 (42.5) |
| Cross breed | 19 | 4 | 23 (57.5) | |
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| District veterinary workers contribute to minimize and control the prevalence of tick and tick infestation | Yes | 18 | 8 | 26 (65) |
| No | 10 | 4 | 14 (35) | |