Brucellosis: Community, Medical and Veterinary Workers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Northern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorNabirye, Harriet Muloki
dc.contributor.authorErume, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorNasinyama, George William
dc.contributor.authorKungu, Joseph Morison
dc.contributor.authorNakavuma, Jesca
dc.contributor.authorOngeng, Duncan
dc.contributor.authorOwiny, David Okello
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-02T09:49:52Z
dc.date.available2025-09-02T09:49:52Z
dc.date.issued2017-05-05
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed at determining the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the community, medical and veterinary workers regarding brucellosis.A cross-sectional study was conducted at selected health facilities in Apac, Gulu, Lira, and Pader districts of Northern Uganda using a standardized questionnaire. A total of 251 patients testing positive for brucellosis using the Brucella plate agglutination test, 59 medical and 29 veterinary workers were studied. Chi-square test at 95% confidence level was used to analyze data.Only 8% patients, 15.3% medical, and 21.4% veterinary workers were knowledgeable on transmission methods and symptoms for brucellosis and knowledge differed according to the level of education among patients (p=0.001), medical (p=0.001), and veterinary workers (p=0.012). Over 80% patients, medical and veterinary workers had a positive attitude. Only 8% patients, 13.6% medical, and 7.1% veterinary workers had good practices regarding brucellosis control. Poor knowledge, poor practices, and positive attitude provide an opportunity for health education and policy formulation for the control of brucellosis. The prevalence studies of human and animal brucellosis are recommended to determine the magnitude of the problem.
dc.description.sponsorshipGulu University ,Enhancing Capacity for Agricultural Research and Training in Gulu University project [grant num bers NICHE-UGA 083]; Netherlands Government through Netherlands Organization for Capacity Building in Higher Education (NUFFIC) and International Centre for Development Oriented Research in Agriculture (ICRA), Netherlands, which managed the funds.
dc.identifier.citationNabirye, H. M., Erume, J., Nasinyama, G. W., Kungu, J. M., Nakavuma, J., Ongeng, D., & Owiny, D. O. (2017). Brucellosis: Community, medical and veterinary workers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Northern Uganda.
dc.identifier.issn2455-8931
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.14202/IJOH.2017.12-18
dc.identifier.uriwww.onehealthjournal.org/Vol.3/3.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/622
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Journal of One Health
dc.relation.ispartofseriesvol. 3; 3
dc.subjectawareness
dc.subjectBrucellosis
dc.subjectpatients
dc.subjectpractitioners
dc.subjectUganda.
dc.titleBrucellosis: Community, Medical and Veterinary Workers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Northern Uganda
dc.typeArticle

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