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Farmer's entrepreneurial mindset and the intention to adopt climate-smart agriculture: the case of coffee farmers in greter Luwero, Uganda por Senyange, B.

“…Objective: The study aimed to explore the entrepreneurial mindset and the factors influencing smallholder coffee farmers' intentions to adopt or continue adopting climate-smart agriculture technologies with a case study in greater Luwero, Uganda. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 230 smallholder coffee farmers in greater Luwero, Uganda, formed the basis for the study. …”
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Evaluating farmers' satisfaction from high-yielding rice (Oryza sativa) variety cultivation in boro season: evidence from adaptive trials in Bangladesh por Hassan, Md. Masudul, Habib, Muhammad Ashraful, Nayak, Swati, Jewel, Zilhas Ahmed, Resmi, Samira Islam, Hasan, Mahamudul

“…A purposive sampling method was employed for a cross-sectional study. The study used descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and structural equation modeling (SEM) to estimate variables and identify causal relationships. …”
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Understanding the factors associated with child malnutrition in rural Burundi: experiences from the Muyinga and Ngozi provinces por Emera, Willy Désiré, D’Haese, Marijke, Slosse, Wannes, Lachat, Carl

“…It remains unclear which factors are associated with child malnutrition in rural Burundi, in particular in a context of subsistence farming as found in rural Burundi.Aim: This study investigates child undernutrition in rural Burundi and identifies household-level risk factors in subsistence farm households.Method: A sample of 242 children participated in a cross-sectional survey conducted in Muyinga and Ngozi provinces. …”
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Social and gender determinants of risk of cryptosporidiosis, an emerging zoonosis, in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya por Kimani, V.N., Mitoko, G., McDermott, B., Grace, Delia, Ambia, J., Kiragu, M.W., Njehu, A.N., Sinja, J., Monda, J.G., Kang'ethe, Erastus K.

“…Focus group discussions were held in six locations to obtain qualitative information on risk of exposure. A repeated cross-sectional descriptive study included participatory assessment and household questionnaires (300 randomly selected urban dairy farming households and 100 non-dairying neighbours). …”
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Categorisation of dairy production systems: A strategy for targeting meaningful development of the systems in Uganda por Mubiru, S.L., Tenywa, J.S., Halberg, N., Romney, Dannie L., Nanyeenya, W., Baltenweck, Isabelle, Staal, Steven J.

“…One such high potential entry-point is the recognition of the existence of a dairy intensification "vector" across a country or region, along which exist sections with sequentially marked nuclei of fairly uniform socio-economic and biophysical dairy sub-systems features. …”
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Assessment of fungal toxins in the dairy value chain and potential risk to human health in Kenya por Kirino, Y., Lindahl, Johanna F., Makita, K., Grace, Delia

“…To assess the aflatoxin contamination status in marketed raw milk and associated risk factors in a densely populated peri-urban area in Nairobi, a descriptive cross-sectional census in the Dagoretti Division was designed. …”
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Fluoride exposure from groundwater as reflected by urinary fluoride and children's dental fluorosis in the Main Ethiopian Rift Valley por Rango, T., Vengosh, A., Jeuland, M., Tekle-Haimanot, R., Weinthal, E., Kravchenko, J., Paul, C., McCornick, Peter G.

“…This cross-sectional study explores the relationships between children's F- exposure from drinking groundwater and urinary F- concentrations, combined with dental fluorosis (DF) in the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) Valley.We examined the DF prevalence and severity among 491 children (10 to 15 years old) who are life-long residents of 33 rural communities in which groundwater concentrations of F- cover a wide range. …”
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Characterisation of the wildlife reservoir community for human and animal trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia por Anderson, N.E., Mubanga, J., Fèvre, Eric M., Picozzi, K., Eisler, M.C., Thomas, R.

“…The objective of this study was to characterise the nature of the reservoir community for trypanosomiasis in the absence of influence from domesticated hosts. A cross-sectional survey of trypanosome prevalence in wildlife hosts was conducted in the Luangwa Valley from 2005 to 2007. …”
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Feed storage practices and aflatoxin contamination of dairy feeds in the Greater Addis Ababa milk shed, Ethiopia por Gizachew, D., Szonyi, Barbara, Tegegne, Azage, Hanson, Jean, Grace, Delia

“…Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a highly toxic metabolite of Aspergillus fungi that contaminates animal feed. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in the Greater Addis Ababa milk shed between September 2014 and February 2015. …”
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Isolation of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli O157 from goat caecal contents and carcasses in the Somali region of Ethiopia por Dulo, F., Feleke, A., Szonyi, Barbara, Fries, R., Baumann, M.P.O., Grace, Delia

“…Also, antimicrobial resistance patterns are not well known in this part of the world. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014 to determine the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of E. coli O157 in goat meat, caecal content, and environmental samples collected at a large abattoir in the Somali region of Ethiopia. …”
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Assessing and understanding food safety risk practices in Nairobi pork food system: A value chain approach por Murungi, M.K., Muinde, P., Akoko, James M., Rushton, Jonathan, Fèvre, Eric M., Domínguez Salas, Paula, Muloi, Dishon M., Häsler, Barbara, Alarcón, Pablo

“…The study address this gap by identifying and understanding food safety risks practices in the Nairobi pork food system using a value chain approach. A cross-sectional study of the Nairobi pork system collected data through focus group discussions and individual interviews with farmers, traders, abattoir owners, large companies’ managers, retailers, government officers and consumers. …”
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Exposure of pigs to Trichinella spp. in three districts in Central and Eastern Uganda por Roesel, Kristina, Dione, Michel M., Nöckler, K., Fries, R., Baumann, M.P.O., Clausen, Peter-Henning, Grace, Delia

“…This study aimed to determine if the domestic cycle of the parasite plays a role in Ugandan pigs and if consumers are at risk of contracting trichinellosis from eating undercooked pork. In a cross–sectional survey conducted from April to July 2013 we sampled more than 1,000 smallholder pig farms in three districts in Central and Eastern Uganda. …”
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Food safety in developing countries: An overview por Grace, Delia

“…It is presented in 3 main sections: Part 1 will help readers to understand what is meant by foodborne disease and its impact. …”
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Risk factors for African swine fever in smallholder pig production systems in Uganda por Dione, Michel M., Akol, Joyce, Roesel, Kristina, Kungu, J., Ouma, Emily A., Wieland, Barbara, Pezo, Danilo A.

“…This study aimed at determining risk factors associated with the occurrence of outbreaks of ASF in selected districts. A cross-sectional survey of 1195 pig-keeping households in three districts was carried out between April and July 2013. …”
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Understanding the food safety and zoonosis risk practices of the beef, sheep and goat Nairobi food systems using value chain analysis por Alarcón, Pablo, Muinde, P., Karani, M., Akoko, James M., Fèvre, Eric M., Domínguez Salas, Paula, Kiambi, S., Häsler, Barbara, Rushton, Jonathan

“…Methods VC analysis is commonly used to assess market structures yet its potential to investigate food safety and zoonotic risks is unexplored. In a cross-sectional study of people in Nairobi’s beef, sheep and goat food systems (farmers to consumers), data were collected through 75 focus groups and 571 interviews. …”
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Value chain analysis as a tool for assessing food safety risks in the Nairobi pork food system por Muinde, P., Karani, M., Akoko, James M., Rushton, Jonathan, Fèvre, Eric M., Domínguez Salas, Paula, Muloi, Dishon M., Häsler, Barbara, Alarcón, Pablo

“…The study used value chain analysis, a well-known method in economics, to investigate zoonosis and food safety risks practices in the Nairobi pork food system. A cross-sectional study of the Nairobi pork system collected data through 25 focus group discussions and 436 individual interviews with farmers, traders, abattoir owners, large companies’ managers, retailers, government officers and consumers. …”
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Nutritional status of children 2-5 years old, its relation with cow milk consumption and other associated factors in Kilteawlaelo District eastern zone Tigray, Ethiopia por Teklehaymanot, A.

“…Community basedcross-sectional survey was conducted in Kilteawlaelo district from April to June 2015. …”
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A comparison of malaria prevalence, control and management strategies in irrigated and non-irrigated areas in eastern Kenya por Muriuki, J.M., Kitala, P., Muchemi, G., Njeru, I., Karanja, J., Bett, Bernard K.

“…Background This study was conducted in Bura irrigation scheme in Tana River County and the pastoral area in Ijara, Garissa County in the eastern Kenya to establish the knowledge, attitude and practices on malaria transmission, control and management, and determine malaria prevalence and the associated risk factors. Methods A cross sectional survey design that involved 493 randomly selected people from 334 households was used between November and December 2013. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection among raw pork handlers in Kamuli district, Eastern Uganda por Musewa, A.

“…Therefore this study determined the prevalence and factors associated with ER infection among raw pork handlers in Kamuli district, Eastern Uganda. Methods: A cross-sectional community based study was done which employed quantitative and qualitative methods for data collection between January and March 2016. …”
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The occurrence of porcine Toxoplasma gondii infections in smallholder production systems in Uganda por Roesel, Kristina, Schares, G., Grace, Delia, Baumann, M.P.O., Fries, R., Dione, Michel M., Clausen, Peter-Henning

“…Infection with Toxoplasma gondii does not usually present with clinical signs in pigs, yet it is considered an important source of human infection when pork containing tissue cysts is poorly handled or consumed raw or undercooked. In a cross-sectional survey between April and July 2013, we sampled 932 pigs between three months to three years of age in 22 villages at smallholder farms. …”
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