Assessment of Community Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Milk Borne Zoonotic Diseases in Jinka, Southern Ethiopia

A cross-sectional study has been conducted in Jinka Town to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of the community on milk-borne Zoonotic diseases. As a result, a total of 395 study participants from the different socio-demographic backgrounds were randomly selected and voluntarily filled out the semistructured questionnaire which was distributed to gather the required information from the respondents. The findings show that 60.51% of the respondents knew that milk born zoonotic diseases could be acquired through the consumption of raw milk whereas 36.96% of the respondents prefer to consume unpasteurized milk. Of the total respondents, 34.94 % still have no idea about the preventive measures of milk born zoonotic diseases. 74.94% of respondents in this study did not receive formal training on milk-borne zoonotic diseases. Statistically, there was a strong association of respondents on milk-borne zoonosis (p<0.05) between the educational level and KAP. About (11.90 %) of the respondents shared the same house with the animals. Besides, around (36.96%) of respondents were accustomed to using the raw milk, and about (36.71%) were habitual in giving the children raw milk. According to the study, the overall knowledge, attitude, and practice of milk-borne zoonotic diseases in the study site is not adequate. Thus, community education and awareness-raising programs are therefore needed to further improve the community’s knowledge, attitude, and practice on milk-borne zoonotic diseases. *Corresponding author Haben Fesseha, School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, P.O. Box 138, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia, Email: tseyon.h@mail.com Submitted: 18 August 2020 Accepted: 14 September 2020 Published: 18 September 2020 Copyright © 2020 Abebe F, et al.