Livestock producers' knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB) regarding antimicrobial use in Ethiopia
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Livestock producers' knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB) regarding antimicrobial use in Ethiopia
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Tufa, T.B.
Regassa, F. Amenu, Kebede Stegeman, J.A. Hogeveen, H. |
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antimicrobial resistance
livestock animal production |
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Introduction: Inappropriate antimicrobial use (AMU) in livestock production is an important aspect of the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In Ethiopia, a low-income country with a large and increasing livestock population, AMU in food animals is not properly regulated. Hence, farmers are fully free to use antimicrobials to their (perceived) benefit. Therefore, understanding farmers' mindsets is important to improve antimicrobial stewardship in the livestock sector. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess livestock disease management practices and knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB) among livestock producers regarding AMU, residues, and resistance, as well as factors potentially explaining differences in KAB. We determined the KAB of livestock owners of three selected districts of central and western Ethiopia (n = 457), using a pretested questionnaire administered through face-to-face interviews. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between potential explanatory variables and the KAB scores of the respondents. Results: The results showed that 44% of the farmers used antimicrobials in the past few years, where antibiotics (21%) and trypanocides (11%) were most widely used to manage livestock diseases. Furthermore, most farmers showed poor knowledge about AMU, residues, and AMR (94%) and unfavorable attitudes ( |
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2023-05-19
2023-05-20T14:44:07Z 2023-05-20T14:44:07Z |
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Journal Article
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Tufa, T.B., Regassa, F., Amenu, K., Stegeman, J.A. and Hogeveen, H. 2023. Livestock producers' knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB) regarding antimicrobial use in Ethiopia. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 10: 1167847.
2297-1769 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130456 https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1167847 |
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en
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CC-BY-4.0
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1167847
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Frontiers Media
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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