Livestock producers' knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB) regarding antimicrobial use in Ethiopia
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...
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| author | Tufa, T.B. Regassa, F. Amenu, Kebede Stegeman, J.A. Hogeveen, H. |
| author_browse | Amenu, Kebede Hogeveen, H. Regassa, F. Stegeman, J.A. Tufa, T.B. |
| author_facet | Tufa, T.B. Regassa, F. Amenu, Kebede Stegeman, J.A. Hogeveen, H. |
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| description | 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 (<50% correct answers) toward contributing factors for AMR (97%). On the contrary, 80% of the respondents had overall good behavior scores (≥50% correct answers) related to AMU. Multivariate analysis results showed that having good knowledge, keeping ≥2 animal species, and the occurrence of ≥4 livestock diseases on the farm in a year were strong predictors of bad behavior scores (p < 0.05). The findings of the current investigation also revealed that the incidence of livestock diseases on the farm and a higher level of formal education significantly contributed to better knowledge and desirable attitudes but bad AMU behavior.
Conclusion: A low level of awareness about and undesirable attitudes toward AMU and AMR could potentially affect farmers' behavior toward judicious AMU, thus requiring awareness creation efforts on livestock disease management practices. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1304562025-12-08T10:29:22Z Livestock producers' knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB) regarding antimicrobial use in Ethiopia Tufa, T.B. Regassa, F. Amenu, Kebede Stegeman, J.A. Hogeveen, H. antimicrobial resistance livestock animal production 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 (<50% correct answers) toward contributing factors for AMR (97%). On the contrary, 80% of the respondents had overall good behavior scores (≥50% correct answers) related to AMU. Multivariate analysis results showed that having good knowledge, keeping ≥2 animal species, and the occurrence of ≥4 livestock diseases on the farm in a year were strong predictors of bad behavior scores (p < 0.05). The findings of the current investigation also revealed that the incidence of livestock diseases on the farm and a higher level of formal education significantly contributed to better knowledge and desirable attitudes but bad AMU behavior. Conclusion: A low level of awareness about and undesirable attitudes toward AMU and AMR could potentially affect farmers' behavior toward judicious AMU, thus requiring awareness creation efforts on livestock disease management practices. 2023-05-19 2023-05-20T14:44:07Z 2023-05-20T14:44:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130456 en Open Access Frontiers Media 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. |
| spellingShingle | antimicrobial resistance livestock animal production Tufa, T.B. Regassa, F. Amenu, Kebede Stegeman, J.A. Hogeveen, H. Livestock producers' knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB) regarding antimicrobial use in Ethiopia |
| title | Livestock producers' knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB) regarding antimicrobial use in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Livestock producers' knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB) regarding antimicrobial use in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Livestock producers' knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB) regarding antimicrobial use in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Livestock producers' knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB) regarding antimicrobial use in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Livestock producers' knowledge, attitude, and behavior (KAB) regarding antimicrobial use in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | livestock producers knowledge attitude and behavior kab regarding antimicrobial use in ethiopia |
| topic | antimicrobial resistance livestock animal production |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130456 |
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