Stakeholders’ knowledge, attitude, and perceptions on the control of Taenia solium in Kamuli and Hoima Districts, Uganda

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpoolen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationFreie Universität Berlinen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorDeutscher Akademischer Austauschdiensten
cg.contributor.donorFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germanyen
cg.contributor.donorWellcome Trusten
cg.contributor.donorSoulsby Foundationen
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierNICHOLAS NGWILI: 0000-0002-3940-4438
cg.creator.identifierLian Thomas: 0000-0001-8447-1210
cg.creator.identifierNancy Johnson: 0000-0003-1849-0338
cg.creator.identifierKristina Roesel: 0000-0002-2553-1129
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.833721en
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2297-1769en
cg.journalFrontiers in Veterinary Scienceen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.speciesTaenia soliumen
cg.subject.ilriDISEASE CONTROLen
cg.subject.ilriKNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATIONen
cg.subject.ilriPIGSen
cg.subject.ilriZOONOTIC DISEASESen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen
cg.volume9en
dc.contributor.authorNgwili, Nicholasen
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Lian F.en
dc.contributor.authorGithigia, S.en
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, N.en
dc.contributor.authorWahome, R.en
dc.contributor.authorRoesel, Kristinaen
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-07T07:21:37Zen
dc.date.available2022-04-07T07:21:37Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/119274
dc.titleStakeholders’ knowledge, attitude, and perceptions on the control of Taenia solium in Kamuli and Hoima Districts, Ugandaen
dcterms.abstractTaenia (T.) solium is a zoonotic parasite causing three diseases: Taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans and porcine cysticercosis in pigs. Although biomedically, the transmission of the parasite can be easily interrupted at six points along the life cycle, the contextual factors that may influence the adoption of these control strategies in Uganda remain unclear. This study assessed the stakeholders' knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions relating to the six control strategies for T. solium infections in Kamuli and Hoima districts, Uganda. A total of 22 focus group discussions (FGD) were conducted with pig farmers, community leaders, pig/pork traders, animal health assistants, and human health assistants. In addition, nine key informant interviews were held with senior officials in the ministries of agriculture and health and other relevant agencies at the district level. The results showed differential, limited, and fragmented knowledge on T. solium infections among stakeholders. Pig farmers, community leaders, and pig/pork traders had almost no knowledge and were often confused regarding the differences existing between T. solium and other gastro-intestinal infections in pigs and humans. Pig confinement, pit latrine construction, coverage, maintenance, and sustained use are influenced by cultural, socio-economic, and physical/ environmental factors of the study population and area. Proper sensitisation programmes and health education interventions should target all, but with appropriately focused material to suit the different stakeholder categories. Reminders or nudges may be needed to ensure that increase in knowledge translates to changes in practise. Intervention programmes should also aim to overcome challenges created by the various contextual factors operating in the specific endemic areas.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2022-04-07
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNgwili, N., Thomas, L., Githigia, S., Johnson, N., Wahome, R. and Roesel, K. 2022. Stakeholders’ knowledge, attitude, and perceptions on the control of Taenia solium in Kamuli and Hoima Districts, Uganda. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9: 833721.en
dcterms.extent833721en
dcterms.issued2021-04-07
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherFrontiers Mediaen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/8227en
dcterms.subjectzoonosesen
dcterms.subjectdisease controlen
dcterms.subjectswineen
dcterms.subjectknowledgeen
dcterms.subjectattitudesen
dcterms.subjectsensesen
dcterms.subjectstakeholdersen
dcterms.subjecttaenia soliumen
dcterms.subjectcontrol methodsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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