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. 2020 Feb 3;16:39. doi: 10.1186/s12917-020-2267-0

Table 3.

Participant’s response to questions measuring attitude towards anthrax

Questions used to assess attitude towards anthrax Agree Strongly agree Disagree Strongly disagree Don’t know
Anthrax is a problem of the community 501(62.6%) 37(4.6%) 155 (19.5%) 3(0.4%) 104(13.0%)
Anthrax is prevented through vaccination 548(68.5%) 92(11.5%) 12(1.5%) 1(0.1%) 147(18.4%)
Anthrax can be controlled by treatment of sick animals 562(70.3%) 90(11.3%) 52(5.9%) 5(0.6%) 96(12.0%)
Anthrax is controlled by burying or incinerating of dead animals 267(33.4%) 19(2.4%) 216(27.0%) 1(0.1%) 297(37.1%)
Anthrax is transmitted through contacts with sick animals. 83(10.4%) 18(2.3%) 231(28.9%) 3(0.4%) 465(58.1%)
Consumption of meat that died from anthrax leads health risk. 358(44.8%) 52(6.5%) 102(12.8%) 5(0.6%) 288(36.0%)