Table 3 Participant’s response to questions measuring attitude towards anthrax
Questions used to assess attitude towards anthrax | Agree | Strongly agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Don’t know |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthrax is a problem of the community | 501(62.6%) | 37(4.6%) | 155 (19.5%) | 3(0.4%) | 104(13.0%) |
Anthrax is prevented through vaccination | 548(68.5%) | 92(11.5%) | 12(1.5%) | 1(0.1%) | 147(18.4%) |
Anthrax can be controlled by treatment of sick animals | 562(70.3%) | 90(11.3%) | 52(5.9%) | 5(0.6%) | 96(12.0%) |
Anthrax is controlled by burying or incinerating of dead animals | 267(33.4%) | 19(2.4%) | 216(27.0%) | 1(0.1%) | 297(37.1%) |
Anthrax is transmitted through contacts with sick animals. | 83(10.4%) | 18(2.3%) | 231(28.9%) | 3(0.4%) | 465(58.1%) |
Consumption of meat that died from anthrax leads health risk. | 358(44.8%) | 52(6.5%) | 102(12.8%) | 5(0.6%) | 288(36.0%) |