Table 4. Attitudes and practices toward Brucellosis.
Variables | Total (n = 101) Poor (n = 25) |
Level of knowledge | p-value | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good (n = 76) | ||||||||
Eating meat from my animals? | Never | 13 | 13% | 4 | 16% | 9 | 12% | 0.865 |
Sometimes | 21 | 21% | 6 | 24% | 15 | 20% | ||
Usually | 61 | 60% | 14 | 56% | 47 | 62% | ||
Does not apply | 6 | 6% | 1 | 4% | 5 | 7% | ||
Slaughter of my animals? | Never | 18 | 18% | 5 | 20% | 13 | 17% | 0.720 |
Sometimes | 37 | 37% | 8 | 32% | 19 | 25% | ||
Usually | 28 | 28% | 7 | 28% | 31 | 41% | ||
Does not apply | 18 | 18% | 5 | 20% | 13 | 17% | ||
Participate in the birth of animals? | Never | 31 | 31% | 6 | 24% | 25 | 33% | 0.314 |
Sometimes | 33 | 33% | 12 | 48% | 21 | 28% | ||
Usually | 11 | 11% | 2 | 8% | 9 | 12% | ||
Does not apply | 26 | 26% | 5 | 20% | 21 | 28% | ||
Use gloves when dealing with animals? | Never | 43 | 43% | 9 | 36% | 34 | 45% | 0.081 |
Sometimes | 21 | 21% | 5 | 20% | 16 | 21% | ||
Usually | 8 | 8% | 5 | 20% | 3 | 4% | ||
Does not apply | 29 | 29% | 6 | 24% | 23 | 30% | ||
Is homemade cheese better than market cheese? | Never | 26 | 26% | 5 | 20% | 21 | 28% | 0.849 |
Sometimes | 20 | 20% | 6 | 24% | 14 | 18% | ||
Usually | 22 | 22% | 6 | 24% | 16 | 21% | ||
Does not apply | 33 | 33% | 8 | 32% | 25 | 33% | ||
Domestic milk is the best? | Never | 20 | 20% | 6 | 24% | 23 | 30% | 0.890 |
Sometimes | 30 | 30% | 7 | 28% | 23 | 30% | ||
Usually | 18 | 18% | 5 | 20% | 13 | 17% | ||
Does not apply | 24 | 24% | 7 | 28% | 17 | 22% |