Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Livestock Owners and Livestock Assistants towards African Trypanosomiasis Control in The Gambia
Table 4
Characteristics of livestock owners and knowledge of African animal trypanosomiasis in The Gambia, 2021.
Characteristics
Do you know the disease called trypanosomiasis ()
Frequency (%)
value
Yes
Sex
15.74
0.008
Male
261
59
Female
56
13
Age
48.168
0.004
0-29
39
9
30-39
64
15
40-49
102
23
50-59
42
10
60-69
44
10
>70
26
6
Ethnic group
50.185
≤0.001
Mandinka
147
33
Fula
99
23
Jola
16
4
Wolof
53
12
Others
2
0.5
Education
74.361
≤0.001
Primary
74
17
Secondary
38
9
Tertiary
8
2
Madarasa
101
23
None
96
22
Region
171.25
≤0.001
WCR
15
3
LRR
57
13
NBR
61
14
CRR-S
40
9
CRR-N
80
18
URR
64
15
Occupation
73.248
≤0.001
Herdsmen
162
37
Crop farming
14
3
Livestock farming
83
19
Crop and livestock farming
3
0.7
Others
55
13
Others include fisher forks, housewives, craft workers, and petty traders. WCR: West Coast Region; LRR: Lower River Region; NBR: North Bank Region; CRR-S: Central River Region-South; CRR-N: Central River Region-North; URR: Upper River Region. ;.
