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. 2021 May 27;16(5):e0251041. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251041

Table 3. Content of the baseline survey.

Topics and Constructs Description
Socio-economic and demographic characteristics Gender, age, residency, education, religion, caste, household members, occupation, family income etc.
Information on domestic animals Existence of livestock, number of livestock, types, the purpose of keeping livestock, place of keeping livestock, involvement with livestock, the place for grazing, frequency of taking for grazing, the experience of animal handling, dispose of solid and animal waste products
Vaccination Awareness about animal vaccination, the practice of vaccination, type of animals vaccinated, attitude towards animal vaccination, frequency of vaccination, reasons for not getting animals vaccinated, place of vaccination, the cost for vaccination
Practices of animal handling Practices of dead animals’ burial, symptoms observations during deaths, information on recent animal death, de skinning practices with dead animals, use of protective equipment for skinning, govt. financial support for burial and death compensation
Food habits Consumption of meat, type of meat they consume, sources of getting meat, ways of consuming, frequency, preservation of meat, consumption of animal blood
Knowledge and awareness about anthrax General awareness, source of information, Local names, transmission, behavior/practices with suspected and dead animals due to anthrax, reporting structure, ways of treatment, information of cases in recent past, activities are done for awareness, knowledge about human anthrax, symptoms in humans, experience with human anthrax