Table 4. Summary of respondents’ knowledge and practices on prevention and management of anthrax in livetsock according to interface and non-interface areas.

Variable	Responses	Interface (n = 226)		Non-interface (n = 146)		Overall (n = 372)
		No.	% (95% CI)	No	% (95% CI)	No	% (95% CI)
Can 00a0confidently recognize signs of anthrax in animals	Yes	62	27.4a (21.8–33.8)	48	32.9a (25.5–41.2)	110	29.6 (25.0–34.5)
Aware of human anthrax cases in general	Yes	24	10.6a (7.1–15.6)	98	67.1b (58.8–74.5)	122	32.8 (28.1–37.9)
Aware of human anthrax cutaneous cases	Yes	22	9.7a (6.3–14.6)	98	67.1b (58.8–74.5)	120	32.3 (27.6–37.3)
Aware of human anthrax enteric cases	Yes	2	0.9 (0.2–3.5)	0	0.0 (0.1–3.2)	2	0.5 (0.1–2.1)
Diagnosis confirmed in animals	Yes	80	35.4a (29.3–42.1)	94	64.4b (56.0–72.0)	174	46.8 (41.6–52.0)
Disease detected in animals as trace-back from human cases	Yes	13	5.8a (3.2–9.9)	26	17.8b (12.2–25.2)	29	7.8 (5.4–11.1)
Carcass disposed by burning / burying	Yes	96	42.5a (36.0–49.2)	56	38.4a (30.5–46.8)	152	40.9 (35.9, 46.1)
Carcass salvaged for human consumption	Yes	40	17.7a (13.1–23.4)	26	17.8a (12.2–25.2)	66	17.7 (14.1, 22.1)
Carcass left to dissipate into the environment	Yes	62	27.4a (21.8–33.8)	12	8.2b (4.5–14.2)	74	20.0 (16.0, 24.4)
Uncertain how carcasses were disposed off	Yes	28	12.4a (8.5–17.6)	30	20.6a (14.5–28.2)	58	15.6 (12.1–19.8)
Routine/regular vaccination of animals	Yes	182	80.5a (74.6–85.4)	62	42.5b (34.4–50.9)	244	65.6 (60.5–70.4)
Vaccination in face of outbreaks only	Yes	92	40.7a (34.3–47.4)	88	60.3b (51.8–68.2)	180	48.4 (43.2–53.6)
Will not report to veterinary authorities when anthrax suspected	Yes	40	17.7a (13.1–23.4)	22	15.1a (9.9–22.2)	62	16.7 (13.1, 20.9)

Values with similar superscripts in the same rows are not significantly different (p>0.5).