Table 7 Bovine tuberculosis awareness, education levels, and raw milk consumption habit among farmers keeping cattle, goats and camels, within the traditional livestock farming system in Eritrea
Variables | Cattle owners (n = 232) | Goats owners (n = 128) | Camel owners (n = 29) | Overall (n = 389) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TB awareness | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) |
 Yes | 109 (47.0) | 46 (35.9) | 10 (34.5) | 165 (42.4) |
 No | 123 (53) | 82 (64.1) | 19 (65.5) | 224 (57.6) |
BTB animal to humans | ||||
 Yes | 151 (65.1) | 91 (71.1) | 13 (44.8) | 255 (65.6) |
 No | 24 (10.4) | 9 (7.0) | 10 (34.5) | 43 (11.0) |
 I don’t know | 57 (24.7) | 28 (21.9) | 6 (20.7) | 91 (23.4) |
TB human to animals | ||||
 Yes | 23 (9.9) | 22 (17.2) | 5 (17.2) | 50 (12.9) |
 No | 79 (34.1) | 37 (28.9) | 15 (51.7) | 131 (33.7) |
 I don’t know | 130 (56.0) | 69 (53.9) | 9 (31.0) | 208 (53.5) |
Level of education | ||||
 No education (cannot read and write) | 93 (40.1) | 53 (41.4) | 21 (72.4) | 167 (42.9) |
 Low (literate; grade 1–5 of formal education) | 87 (37.5) | 56 (43.8) | 3 (10.3) | 146 (37.5) |
 Medium (grade 6–8 of formal education) | 46 (19.8) | 18 (14.1) | 4 (13.8) | 68 (17.5) |
 Higher (grade 9–12 formal /college level) | 6 (2.6) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (3.4) | 8 (2.1) |
Raw milk consumption | ||||
 Yes | 57 (24.6) | 31 (24.2) | 25 (86.2) | 113 (29.0) |
 No | 175 (75.4) | 97 (75.8) | 4 (13.8) | 276 (71.0) |