Knowledge and Practice for Prevention of Bovine Tuberculosis and Its Derivers Among HIV Positive People in Bahir Dar City Public Hospitals, Ethiopia

Fikirtemariam Aregay Hailu; Haileyesus Dejene; Temesgen Yihunie Akalu; Yeshwas Ferede Alemu

doi:10.2147/HIV.S343243

Knowledge and Practice for Prevention of Bovine Tuberculosis and Its Derivers Among HIV Positive People in Bahir Dar City Public Hospitals, Ethiopia

HIV AIDS (Auckl). 2021 Dec 14:13:1025-1034. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S343243. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Fikirtemariam Aregay Hailu¹, Haileyesus Dejene², Temesgen Yihunie Akalu³, Yeshwas Ferede Alemu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Bahir Dar Animal Health Diagnostics and Investigation Laboratory, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
² Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
³ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
⁴ College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, School of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

Abstract

Introduction: Bovine tuberculosis is an important zoonotic disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis, known to exist in all parts of the world especially in un-hygienic environments. It has a public health impact and humans acquire the infection from infected animals through consumption of raw or unpasteurized milk and dairy products.

Methods: An Institutional-based quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted from February to April 2020 to assess the knowledge and practice level along with their derivatives of bovine tuberculosis among adult HIV-positive people in Bahir Dar city public hospitals. The data were collected using structured interviewer questionnaire and systematic random sampling was employed to select study subjects. Thus, a total of 435 people living with HIV were considered for this study.

Results: Out of the total 435 participants 51.5% were male and the mean age was 37.6 years. The overall level of good knowledge and practice of HIV-positive persons for bovine TB were 46.2% and 41.1%, respectively. Moreover, education status, religion, cattle holding, and environmental hygiene were statistically significant associations (p < 0.05) with knowledge level. Likewise, education status, age, and marital status were statistically significant associations with the practice level for bovine TB. Education was a key determinant factor affecting both knowledge and practice.

Conclusion: In conclusion, the present study showed that the level of good knowledge and practice of the participant for bovine TB was low. Hence, tailor-made training by medical and veterinary professionals on the identified risk factors is recommended.

Keywords: BTB; Bahir Dar city; knowledge; peoples living with HIV; practice.