Table 2.
Survey questions | Response | Frequencies | Percentage | p- value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Are you aware of zoonotic disease? | Yes | 36 | 18.37 | 0.49 |
No | 160 | 81.63 | ||
Knowledge about the external parasite treatment (ticks, lice, or fleas) | Yes | 31 | 15.82 | 0.00 |
No | 129 | 65.82 | ||
Never examined | 36 | 18.37 | ||
Availability of shelter for donkeys in market/house | Yes | 31 | 15.82 | 0.25 |
No | 165 | 84.18 | ||
Weight reduction in donkey due to ticks | Yes | 100 | 51.02 | 0.00 |
No | 96 | 48.98 | ||
Availability of first aid to injured donkey | Yes | 118 | 60.20 | 0.03 |
No | 78 | 39.80 | ||
Provision of rest for sick donkey | Yes | 150 | 76.53 | 0.05 |
No | 46 | 23.47 | ||
Knowledge of any acarological and parasitological survey by the government | Yes | 16 | 8.16 | 0.54 |
No | 180 | 91.84 | ||
Knowledge of any treatment centers | Yes | 135 | 68.88 | 0.03 |
No | 61 | 31.12 | ||
Medical and technical support by government | Yes | 64 | 32.65 | 0.33 |
No | 132 | 67.35 | ||
Language and the ethnic barrier issues faced by veterinary officers | Present | 152 | 77.55 | 0.05 |
Absent | 44 | 22.45 | ||
Availability of licensed veterinary vaccine for influenza and tetanus | Yes | 18 | 9.18 | 0.05 |
No | 115 | 58.67 | ||
Don't know | 63 | 32.14 | ||
Health problems in donkeys (n = 102) | Ocular | 16 | 8.16 | 0.001 |
Wound | 18 | 9.18 | ||
Gastric (colic) | 13 | 6.63 | ||
Lameness | 32 | 16.33 | ||
Dermal (skin or hair) | 22 | 11.22 | ||
Hyperlipaemia | 55 | 28.06 | ||
Dental diseases | 40 | 20.41 |
1No-response was not considered.