Table 3.
Knowledge about Rift Valley fever occurrence in pastoral settlements of North-central Nigeria
| Variable | Pastoralists | No n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
X2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sign of RVF in cattle | |||||
| High fever |
Agro-pastoralist Nomadic |
145 (72.1) 125 (61,9) |
56 (27.9) 77 (38.1) |
4.80 | 0.020 |
| Anorexia |
Agro-pastoralist Nomadic |
72 (35.8) 13 (6.4) |
129 (64.2) 189 (93.6) |
52.87 | < 0.001 |
| High mortality in newborn calves |
Agro-pastoralist Nomadic |
65 (32.3) 15 (7.4) |
136 (67.7) 187 (92.6) |
39.3 | < 0.001 |
| Sudden onset of abortions |
Agro-pastoralist Nomadic |
30 (14.8) 11 (5.4) |
171 (85.1) 191 (94.6) |
9.8 | 0.001 |
| Mucopurulent nasal discharge |
Agro-pastoralist Nomadic |
138 (68.7) 86 (42.6) |
63 (41.3) 116 (57.4) |
27.76 | 0.001 |
| Listlessness in newborn calves |
Agro-pastoralist Nomadic |
113 (56.2) 35 (17.3) |
88 (43.8) 167 (82.7) |
65.58 | < 0.001 |
| Profuse fetid diarrhea |
Agro-pastoralist Nomadic |
163 (81.1) 117 (57.8) |
38 (18.9) 85 (42.1) |
25.51 | 0.001 |
| Mode of transmission of RVF in cattle | |||||
| Bites of infected mosquitoes |
Agro-pastoralist Nomadic |
85 (42.3) 56 (27.7) |
116 (57.7) 146 (72.3) |
9.40 | 0.002 |
| Bites of other biting flies |
Agro-pastoralist Nomadic |
149 (74.1) 121 (59.9) |
52 (25.9) 81 (40.1) |
9.23 | 0.002 |
| Contacts with aborted foetus |
Agro-pastoralist Nomadic |
156 (77.6) 119 (58.9) |
45 (22.4) 83 (41.1) |
16.26 | 0.001 |
| Zoonotic nature of RVF | |||||
| RVF can be transmitted from animals to humans |
Agro-pastoralist Nomadic |
152 (75.6) 179 (88.6) |
49 (24.4) 23 (11.4) |
11.59 | 0.001 |
X2 – Chi-square; Statistically significant at p < 0.05