Estimation of the awareness and knowledge about milk borne diseases and hygienic practices among dairy workers and consumers in Khartoum state

Abstract EN

This study had been done to estimate the knowledge and awareness of dairy workers and the consumers of milk about milk borne diseases associated with milk contamination and effect on public health, the study done from July 2018 to July 2020 in Khartoum state.

A total of 200 respondents were selected randomly(30 dairy holders, 50 farm workers, 25 milk sellers, and 95 milk consumers) using structural questionnaire with questions consisting demographic characters of the respondents from the seven localities of Khartoum state (Khartoum, Jabal Awlia, Sharg alnil, Bahry, Umdurman, Umbadda, Karary).

The results revealed that the age 18-45 years in dairy holders were 13(43.3%), milk farmers 40(80.0%), milk sellers 17(68.0%), and milk consumers were 20(21.0).

Most of the respondents were studied primary education .About 143(79.17%) of them were known milk borne diseases,but 57(20.83%)were not known the disease.

The incidence of the infection by consuming raw milk was 16.7% in dairy holders, 46.0% in milk farmers, 8.0% in milk sellers, and 30.5%in consumers.

From the results we can concluded that most of the respondents were knowing the milk borne diseases, but they are showing poor unsatisfactory awareness by practicing of hygienic measures.