Assessment of the Knowledge of Poultry Farmers and Live Poultry Sellers to Preventive and Control Measures on Bird Flu, Benin City, Nigeria
Joint Authors
Kazeem, M. O.
Qasim, A. M.
Adam, V. Y.
Source
Epidemiology Research International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Investigated was the knowledge of preventive measures of avian influenza from farmers, live chicken sellers, and poultry veterinarian in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
A cross-sectional descriptive study using standardized questionnaire was conducted.
Respondents included 236 poultry farmers, live chicken sellers (LCS), and veterinarian aged 12–70 years in contact with birds through husbandry.
The study duration was from October 2010 to May 2011.
Participants knowledge on transmission sources showed low understanding with highest being from bird-bird (57.3%).
The medium most commonly utilized was electronic media (82.5%) as information source.
Respondents thought that vaccination of birds (80.6%) would prevent infection.
Farmers’ education on bird flu needs to be improved through veterinary public health and health promotion approach.
Nonpharmaceutical preventive measures such as hand washing freely and avoidance of eye, nose, and mouth touching must be improved.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Adam, V. Y.& Qasim, A. M.& Kazeem, M. O.. 2014. Assessment of the Knowledge of Poultry Farmers and Live Poultry Sellers to Preventive and Control Measures on Bird Flu, Benin City, Nigeria. Epidemiology Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488333
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Adam, V. Y.…[et al.]. Assessment of the Knowledge of Poultry Farmers and Live Poultry Sellers to Preventive and Control Measures on Bird Flu, Benin City, Nigeria. Epidemiology Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488333
American Medical Association (AMA)
Adam, V. Y.& Qasim, A. M.& Kazeem, M. O.. Assessment of the Knowledge of Poultry Farmers and Live Poultry Sellers to Preventive and Control Measures on Bird Flu, Benin City, Nigeria. Epidemiology Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488333
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-488333