TABLE 3.
Responses of participants to attitude questions towards animal health, human health and brucellosis, Whittlesea community, South Africa, 2017 (reflecting the outcome of some of the attitude questions).
| Variable | Frequency |
|
|---|---|---|
| N | % | |
| How health is ensured when receiving new cattle† (N = 80) | ||
| Seek veterinary advice | 30 | 37.5 |
| Buy from people known and/or trusted | 23 | 28.8 |
| Rely on own experience | 18 | 22.5 |
| Action taken if a cow should abort† (N = 221) | ||
| Contact veterinary services for help | 102 | 46.2 |
| Don’t know | 48 | 21.7 |
| Nothing | 42 | 19.0 |
| Treat with home remedies | 19 | 8.6 |
| Action taken if participant has flu-like symptoms† (N = 219) | ||
| Go to the doctor or clinic | 204 | 93.2 |
| Stay home and self-medicate | 12 | 5.5 |
| Don’t know | 6 | 2.7 |
| Go to the traditional healer | 4 | 1.8 |
| Preferred information communication methods† (N = 216) | ||
| Farmers’ day meeting with veterinary services | 126 | 58.3 |
| Community meeting with veterinary services | 118 | 54.6 |
| Information pamphlet | 9 | 4.2 |
| Radio and/or television | 7 | 3.2 |
Note: N specified because of missing data.
†
, Multiple answers allowed.