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Knowledge, perceptions, and practices around zoonotic diseases among actors in the livestock trade in the Lake Victoria crescent ecosystem in East Africa.
Front Public Health
January 2024
International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
Article Synopsis
- Zoonotic diseases like anthrax and rabies threaten human health and local livelihoods, often emerging due to human and animal interactions, prompting a need for a One Health approach that integrates human and animal health sectors.
- A qualitative study in Busia County explored livestock traders' knowledge and perceptions of zoonotic diseases, using methods like interviews and observations to gather data.
- Participants recognized various livestock diseases but lacked awareness of which were zoonotic, highlighting the need for better education on disease identification and prevention practices among livestock traders.
The exploitation of the full benefits of chicken rearing by smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan (SSA) Africa is often impeded by poultry diseases which is compounded by limited uptake of vaccination. We interrogate the structural and socioeconomic factors associated with vaccine uptake by women farmers in Southeastern Kenya. A mixed methods design with a convergent approach for comparison of quantitative and qualitative findings was adopted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKnowledge and perceptions of tuberculosis among patients in a pastoralist community in Kenya: a qualitative study.
Pan Afr Med J
January 2019
Institute of Anthropology Gender and African Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Introduction: Tuberculosis awareness is crucial to the success of control and prevention of tuberculosis. However, the knowledge and perceptions of tuberculosis patients in rural Kenya is not well documented. The study sought to explore the knowledge and perceptions of TB patients in West Pokot County Kenya.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth-seeking pathway and factors leading to delays in tuberculosis diagnosis in West Pokot County, Kenya: A grounded theory study.
PLoS One
May 2019
Institute of Anthropology Gender and African Studies, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Background: Patients' health-seeking behaviour can lead to delays in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, however little is known about the experiences and treatment pathways of patients diagnosed with TB in Kenya. The aim of this study is to explore the health seeking practices and factors contributing to delay in TB diagnosis.
Methods: This study was based on explorative qualitative research using a constructivist grounded theory approach.