Knowledge, attitudes and biosecurity practices among the small-scale dairy farmers in Sylhet District, Bangladesh

Chowdhury, T.; Ahmed, J.; Hossain, M. T.; Roy, M. C.; Zaman, M. A.-U.; Uddin, M. N.; Rahman, M. M.; Kabir, M. G.; Hossain, F. M. A.

doi:10.1101/2023.05.28.542608

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Knowledge, attitudes and biosecurity practices among the small-scale dairy farmers in Sylhet District, Bangladesh

Chowdhury, T.·Ahmed, J.·Hossain, M. T.·Roy, M. C.·Zaman, M. A.-U.·Uddin, M. N.·Rahman, M. M.·Kabir, M. G.·Hossain, F. M. A.

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BackgroundIn the context of zoonosis, Bangladeshs small-scale dairying is yet to frame satisfactory levels due to poor biosecurity practices. ObjectivesThis study intended to reveal the degree of knowledge, attitudes, and biosecurity practices among Sylhet district, Bangladeshs small-scale dairy farmers. We also focused on the association between biosecurity practices and the incidence of non-specific enteritis in humans. MethodsA questionnaire-based survey was conducted on the farmers KAP via personal interviews of 15 farmers from the randomly selected fifteen small-scale dairy farms. The questionnaire was developed with six questions for knowledge, six questions for attitude, and 12 questions for the practice of biosecurity measures. Alongside that, data on the number of non-specific enteritis cases experienced by the farmers or their family members were also recorded. Spearman correlation was used to find out the correlation among KAP variables and between practice scores and non-specific enteritis incidences. ResultsWe found an insignificant (p > 0.05) influence of demographic characteristics over knowledge, attitude, and biosecurity practices. Significant (p<0.05) and strong correlations were found in knowledge-attitude (r = 0.65), knowledge-practice (r = 0.71), and attitude-practice (r = 0.64). Incidences of non-specific enteritis and biosecurity measures practice were also strongly correlated (r = -0.9232) and statistically significant (p<0.05). ConclusionsOur study suggests that increasing knowledge and developing a good attitude are necessary to increase the adaptation of biosecurity measures as three of these factors are correlated. Also, farm biosecurity measures are closely related to human health.

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Chowdhury, T., Ahmed, J., Hossain, M. T., Roy, M. C., Zaman, M. A.-U., Uddin, M. N., Rahman, M. M., Kabir, M. G., Hossain, F. M. A.. 2023-05-30. Knowledge, attitudes and biosecurity practices among the small-scale dairy farmers in Sylhet District, Bangladesh. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.28.542608

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