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Knowledge, attitudes and practices analysis of farmers on the risk of introducing peste des petits ruminants from Angola into northern communal areas of Namibia

Dissertation (MSc (Global One Health: Diseases at the Human and Animal Interface))--University of Pretoria, 2023.

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UCTD
KAP study
Morbillivirus caprinae
Peste des petits ruminants
Northern communal areas
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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/98518 Knowledge, attitudes and practices analysis of farmers on the risk of introducing peste des petits ruminants from Angola into northern communal areas of Namibia Crafford, Jan Ernst bbbgore@gmail.com Gorejena, Brighton UCTD KAP study Morbillivirus caprinae Peste des petits ruminants Northern communal areas Dissertation (MSc (Global One Health: Diseases at the Human and Animal Interface))--University of Pretoria, 2023. Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious viral disease primarily affecting goats, sheep, and some wild small ruminants. It is characterized by fever, necrotic stomatitis, gastroenteritis, pneumonia, and mortality. Namibia is officially free of PPR in one zone, not the entire country. The national herd has not been exposed to PPR and is naïve. Thus, an outbreak of the disease is potentially devastating on a socioeconomic level. The closest PPR outbreak was in Cabinda province in Angola. To better understand the risk factors for introducing PPR from Angola, a study was conducted using a knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) survey. The research employed a qualitative descriptive survey design consisting of questionnaires and interviews with 376 communal farmers residing within 10-20 km of the Namibia/Angola border in Namibia's Omusati and Ohangwena regions. The results showed that 84% of the farmers surveyed had insufficient knowledge regarding PPR, while 89% were unaware of its clinical symptoms. Nevertheless, the farmers showed good comprehension of general disease prevention techniques, including vaccination (99%), livestock isolation (85%), quarantine (72%), and regulated animal movements (94%). Additionally, the farmers exhibited awareness of the detrimental effects of disease outbreaks (90%). It was concluded that farmers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) in Namibia's surveyed northern communal areas present a moderate risk of PPR incursion. The current surveillance strategies the competent authority implements are deemed sufficient and can be sustained. However, the study recommends enhancing PPR awareness among northern communal farmers, particularly those living near the Namibia/Angola border. Veterinary Tropical Diseases MSc (Global One Health: Diseases at the Human and Animal Interface) Unrestricted Faculty of Veterinary Science 2024-10-07T10:19:10Z 2024-10-07T10:19:10Z 2024-04 2023-11 Dissertation * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/98518 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.25013672.v1 en © 2021 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
KAP study
Morbillivirus caprinae
Peste des petits ruminants
Northern communal areas
Knowledge, attitudes and practices analysis of farmers on the risk of introducing peste des petits ruminants from Angola into northern communal areas of Namibia
title Knowledge, attitudes and practices analysis of farmers on the risk of introducing peste des petits ruminants from Angola into northern communal areas of Namibia
title_full Knowledge, attitudes and practices analysis of farmers on the risk of introducing peste des petits ruminants from Angola into northern communal areas of Namibia
title_fullStr Knowledge, attitudes and practices analysis of farmers on the risk of introducing peste des petits ruminants from Angola into northern communal areas of Namibia
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, attitudes and practices analysis of farmers on the risk of introducing peste des petits ruminants from Angola into northern communal areas of Namibia
title_short Knowledge, attitudes and practices analysis of farmers on the risk of introducing peste des petits ruminants from Angola into northern communal areas of Namibia
title_sort knowledge attitudes and practices analysis of farmers on the risk of introducing peste des petits ruminants from angola into northern communal areas of namibia
topic UCTD
KAP study
Morbillivirus caprinae
Peste des petits ruminants
Northern communal areas
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/98518

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