Angesom Hadush Desta
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Community Towards Zoonotic Importance of &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Toxoplasma&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; Infection in Central Afar Region, North East Ethiopia
Samara University
toxoplasmosis one major global zoonotic diseases great impact human health serious outcomes immunocompromised pregnant womena crosssectional study carried assess knowledge attitude practice community towards zoonotic importance disease central afar region northeast ethiopia using structured questionnaire key informants interview focal group discussionaccording logistic regression analysis pregnant womens awareness zoonotic toxoplasma infection literacy found statistically significant p005 association awareness pregnant women diseaseaccording respondents answers general knowledge toxoplasmosis majority pregnant women knowledge sure parasitic infectionmost respondent pregnant women sure risk factors symptoms timing infection toxoplasmosishowever routinely practice primary preventive behaviors particularly good hygienic condition prevent toxoplasma infection due native knowledge thinking ensuring general personal hygiene prevent types infectionduring study 24 animal health assistants participated almost knowledge zoonotic toxoplasma infection transmission treatment control preventionhowever never diagnosed disease animalsmoreover 68 medical professionals included study 23 338 knowledge zoonotic toxoplasma infection lower expected compared importance disease human health particularly pregnant women childrenthis study showed knowledge gap disease zoonotic importancetherefore refreshing training medical professionals including health extension workers imparting health education one health approach community large pregnant women particular strengthening diagnostic facility advising pregnant women regularly check toxoplasma infection mandatory