ArticleInternational health2026
Livestock farmers' knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to zoonoses in the Coastal Savannah zone of Ghana.
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- 'Comment on: Livestock farmers' knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to zoonoses in the Coastal Savannah zone of Ghana': reply.International health · 2026Article
- Comment on: 'Livestock farmers' knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to zoonoses in the Coastal Savannah zone of Ghana'.International health · 2026Article
- Zoonotic disease knowledge attitude and practices among rural hunting communities in Gabon.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preventive Practices for Equine Endoparasite Control Among Livestock Owners in South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia.Veterinary medicine international · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Small Ruminant and Pig Farmers Regarding Tsetse Flies and Animal African Trypanosomosis in Southern Benin.Veterinary medicine international · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundZoonoses pose a significant health challenge globally, with livestock playing a major role in disease transmission. Understanding livestock farmers' knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) is crucial for prevention and control.
methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among 150 livestock farmers in Ghana's Coastal Savannah agroecological zone. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) from logistic regression analysis assessed the association between farmers' KAP and socio-economic and farm characteristics.
resultsWhile 66.0% of farmers had satisfactory knowledge of specific zoonoses and 74.0% perceived preventive practices as protective, only 49.0% perceived the diseases as zoonotic and 39.3% practiced prevention satisfactorily. Farmers with fewer disease encounters (adjusted OR [aOR] 0.499 [95% CI 0.347 to 0.717]), males (aOR 3.238 [95% CI 1.213 to 8.648]) and intensive farmers (aOR 5.396 [95% CI 1.276 to 22.808]) have higher odds of having satisfactory knowledge. Conversely, males (aOR 0.261 [95% CI 0.077 to 0.885]) and farmers with more disease encounters (aOR 0.664 [95% CI 0.490 to 0.898]) have lower odds of having satisfactory perception.
conclusionsThis study highlights a knowledge-practice gap among livestock farmers regarding zoonoses, influenced by factors like gender, production systems and disease encounters. Targeted training is recommended for women, extensive systems and disease-prone farms.
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