Prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis in Abattoirs of the Littoral and Western Highland Regions of Cameroon: A Cause for Public Health Concern

Table 3

Factors affecting cattle handlers’ awareness of bovine tuberculosis and their consumption of raw beef and raw milk.

Variable	Awareness of Bovine TB	Raw meat	Raw milk
Sex
Male	57 (71)	21 (71)	21 (65)
Female	7 (9)	0 (9)	0 (9)
Age (years)
$\hspace{1em}\le \mathrm{\hspace{0.17em}\hspace{0.17em}}40$	39 (51)	14 (51)	11 (48)
$\hspace{1em}>40$	25 (29)	7 (29)	10 (26)
History of TB
Previous experience of TB	52 (59)*	15 (59)*	13 (56)*
No previous experience of TB	12 (21)	6 (21)	8 (18)
Level of Education
None	3 (7)	1 (7)	2 (7)
Primary	44 (54)*	17 (54)*	12 (49)*
Secondary	12 (14)	2 (14)	4 (13)
Higher Education	5 (5)	1 (5)	0 (5)
Occupation
Butcher	49 (57)*	20 (57)*	16 (51)*
Abattoir staff	3 (5)	1 (5)	2 (5)
Farmer	10 (15)	0 (15)	2 (15)
Trader “Bayam sellem’’	2 (3)	0 (3)	1 (3)
Total	64 (80)	21 (80)	21 (74)

( ) = number of respondents. * = significantly different ($P<.05$) in the group.