Table 4 One Health awareness, beliefs, and knowledge (n = 6,055 households)
Characteristics | Total n = 6,055 | Village 1 n = 1,701 | Village 2 n = 2,094 | Village 3 n = 2,260 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Have heard the term One Health (OH) | 132 (2.2) | 31 (1.8) | 42 (2.0) | 59 (2.6) | n.s |
Awareness of any contaminants (e.g., insecticides, microorganisms, heavy metals, and rodenticides) affecting crops or animal drinking water over the past year | 2,118 (35.0) | 1,053 (61.9) | 985 (47.0) | 80 (3.5) | < 0.001 |
OH Beliefs: Human can get disease from 1) animals, 2) plants, and 3) environment | < 0.001 | ||||
Number of correct answers: 0 | 206 (3.4) | 140 (8.2) | 19 (0.9) | 47 (2.1) | |
Number of correct answers: 1-3 | 5,849 (96.6) | 1,561 (91.8) | 2,075 (99.1) | 2,213 (97.9) | |
OH Knowledge score (0-15), Mean±SD | 9.7 ± 3.7 | 7.5 ± 4.7 | 11.1 ± 2.7 | 10.1 ± 3.1 | < 0.001 |
No. of correct answers (≥ 11) | 982 (16.2) | 772 (45.4) | 52 (2.5) | 158 (7.0) | < 0.001 |
No. of correct answers (6-10) | 2,084 (34.4) | 427 (25.1) | 785 (37.5) | 872 (38.6) | < 0.001 |
No. of correct answers (≤ 5) | 2,914 (48.1) | 470 (27.6) | 1,247 (59.6) | 1,197 (53.0) | < 0.001 |