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. 2021 Apr 30;15(4):e0009394. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009394

Table 5. Summary responses on cattle handlers’ practices with respect to zoonotic tuberculosis in the selected districts of Bangladesh (N = 404).

Questions/statements Practices
Appropriate (%) Inappropriate (%)
What type of milk do you prefer to drink? (raw or unboiled/boiled/both) 394 (97.5) 10 (2.5)
What do you do when your cattle have been suspected for bTB/zTB? (consult vets/paravets and do accordingly, sell in market for human consumption) 64(15.8) 340(84.2)
Do you practice separation of zTB suspected animals from the healthy animals on your farm? (Yes/No) 9(2.2) 395(97.8)
What type of treatment do you receive if you are infected with zTB? (modern/traditional/religious believes) 404(100) 0(0)
Do you use any protective equipment (mask, gloves, gumboot and apron) while working on the farm? (Yes/No) 12(3) 392(97)
Do you practice daily cleaning and sanitation practices (regular cleaning cow dung in stable, washing floor with detergents) in your farm? (Yes/No) 397(98.3) 7(1.7)
Do you smoke or drink or eat food during the handing the animals on the farm? (Yes/No) 125(30.9) 279(69.1)
Do you wash your hands and take a shower immediate after working in dairy farm? (Yes/No) 120 (29.7) 284(70.3)
Who provides veterinary health care facilities? (Unskilled veterinary practitioner/farmer himself/Para vets/Vets) 132(32.7) 272 (67.3)
Do you sharing same premises (where you are living) with animals (yes/ no) 68 (16.8) 336(83.2)