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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) of Workers and Milk Producers towards Brucellosis in Hantoob Administration Unit - Gezira State, Sudan, 2021

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices among workers and milk producers towards bovine brucellosis in the Hantoob administration unit-Gezira State, Sudan in 2021. A Cross-sectional with a randomized sampling technique was used, 85 workers and milk producers from 22 villages in the Hantoob administration unit were involved in the study. A structured questionnaire was used to assess knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among workers and milk producers. The data were collected from the workers and milk producers through the questionnaire methods. Results found that the knowledge of the workers and milk producers was poor about Brucellosis that (59%) did not know about brucellosis. The majority of those who knew about brucellosis (80%) knew about it from their friends, and (96%) didn't know about the causative agent of brucellosis. Most workers and milk producers (80%) did not know the mode of brucellosis transmission and did not realize that brucellosis is transmitted from animals to humans. Most workers and milk producers (84%) showed ignorance about the symptoms of brucellosis in animals, while (92%) did not know the symptoms in humans, and 87% of the workers and milk producers didn't know the prevention methods of brucellosis. Most of the workers and milk producers (64%) didn't isolate the aborted animals and left them with other animals. The majority of the workers and milk producers (91%) drank raw milk, and (82%) of them were non-cocked meat, this Study also shows that there was no periodic checkup or Immunization for brucellosis in animals in our area study (96%). No immunization for brucellosis in animals in our area study (96%) and Based on this study.

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10.21608/eajbsg.2024.393107

Keywords

Brucella, Brucellosis, milk producers, public health, Workers, and Zoonotic disease

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Salman

Last Name

Ahmed

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Y. E.

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Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, University of Gazira, Sudan.

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Sudan.

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First Name

Ibrahim

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Elmahdi

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E.

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Department of Public Health, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Baha University Al-Baha City, Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Arabia.

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First Name

Azhari

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Mohammed Nour

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A.

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Department of Basic Medical Sciences، Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Arabia.

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First Name

Mohamed

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Ibrahim

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AE.M.

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Department of Public Health, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Baha University Al-Baha City, Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Arabia.

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First Name

Omer

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Ali

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Y. M.

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Department of Public Health, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Baha University Al-Baha City, Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Arabia.

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First Name

Khalid

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Gadein

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A.

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Department of Agricultural Analysis Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Omdurman. Sudan.

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Sudan.

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First Name

Syed

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Hassan

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I.

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Department of Basic Medical Sciences، Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Arabia.

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16

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2

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49268

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2024-12-01

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2024-10-19

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2024-11-27

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127

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137

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2090-0872

Online ISSN

2090-0880

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, G. Microbiology

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https://eajbsg.journals.ekb.eg/

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) of Workers and Milk Producers towards Brucellosis in Hantoob Administration Unit - Gezira State, Sudan, 2021

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24 Dec 2024