Research Article
Isolation and Molecular Identification of Mycobacterium bovis from Slaughtered Cattle in Nekemte Municipality Abattoir, Ethiopia
Table 5
The survey results analyzed participants’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards bovine tuberculosis.
| KAP questions | Education | N = 120 | Yes | (%) |
| Knowledge of BTB disease (causative agent, clinical sign, and morbidity and mortality rate) | Illiterate | 18 | 1 | 5.5 | Primary | 41 | 7 | 17.1 | Secondary | 61 | 24 | 39.3 | Knowledge | | 32 | 26.7 |
| Knowledge of zoonotic aspect TB | Illiterate | 18 | 0 | 0 | Primary | 41 | 6 | 14.6 | Secondary | 62 | 22 | 35.5 | Knowledge | | 28 | 23.3 |
| Habit of drinking raw milk | Primary | 41 | 6 | 14.6 | Secondary | 61 | 6 | 9.8 | Attitude | | 17 | 14.1 |
| Habit of consuming raw meat | Illiterate | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | Primary | 41 | 28 | 68.2 | Secondary | 61 | 46 | 75.4 | Attitude | | 82 | 68.3 |
| Know tuberculosis prevention practice | Illiterate | 18 | 0 | 0 | Primary | 41 | 6 | 14.6 | Secondary | 61 | 22 | 34.4 | Practice | | 27 | 22.5 |
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