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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2021

Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards anthrax in Narok County, Southern Kenya.

Josephat Mutiso Mbai, Jack Owiti Omolo, Dominic Wamamba, Daniel Maritim, Zeinab Gura, Mark Obonyo

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Josephat Mutiso MbaiField Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Jack Owiti OmoloField Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Dominic WamambaField Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Daniel MaritimDepartment of Health, County Government of Narok, Narok, Kenya.
Zeinab GuraField Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Mark ObonyoField Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionanthrax is endemic in some parts of Kenya causing mortalities in livestock and morbidity in humans. On January 20

methodswe conducted a KAP survey in randomly selected households (HHs) in villages from selected wards. Using multi-stage sampling approach, we administered structured questionnaire to persons aged ≥15 years to collect KAP information from February 11

resultsamong 334 respondents: 187/334 (56%) were male; mean age, 40.7±13.6 years; 331/334 (99.1%) had heard of anthrax and 304/331 (91.8%) knew anthrax to be zoonotic. Transmission was considered to be through eating dead-carcasses by 273/331 (82.5%) and through contact with infected tissue by 213/331 (64.4%). About 59% (194/329) regularly vaccinated their livestock against anthrax, 53.0% (174/328) had slaughtered or skinned a dead-animal and 59.5% (195/328) practiced home slaughter while 52.9% (172/325) treated sick-animals by themselves. Sex (p≤0.001), age (p=0.007) and livestock-rearing years (p≤0.001) were significantly associated with knowledge and practice.

conclusionthere were differences in knowledge and practices towards anthrax by age-group and sex. Enhanced public health education and targeted interventions by relevant government agencies is recommended.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdultAgedAge FactorsAnimalsAnthraxAnthrax VaccinesFemaleFocus GroupsHealth EducationHumansKenyaLivestockMaleMiddle AgedSex FactorsAnthrax VaccinesAnthraxattitudeKenyaoutbreaktransmission

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