Impact of participatory training of smallholder pig farmers on knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding biosecurity for the control of African swine fever in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMainack Dione, Michel
dc.contributor.authorDohoo, Ian
dc.contributor.authorNdiwa, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorPoole, Jane
dc.contributor.authorOuma, Emily
dc.contributor.authorChristine Amia, Winfred
dc.contributor.authorWieland, Barbara
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-21T15:52:11Z
dc.date.available2022-08-21T15:52:11Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractWe evaluated the impact of a participatory training of pig farmers on knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of biosecurity relating to ASF control in two districts of Uganda using a randomized control trial (RCT). A total of 830 pig farmers from 32 villages were included in the study, with 425 farmers receiving training, while 405 did not. An item response theory model was used to assess the impact of the training on farmer's KAP. Logistic regression models were used to assess the factors that affected knowledge gain and change in attitude and practices after training. Focus group discussions (FGD) were carried out with selected farmers from the treatment group at the end of the intervention, to share their experiences and discuss potential factors that could hinder adoption of biosecurity in their communities. Results of the regression analyses showed that there was a significant effect of biosecurity training (p = .038) on gain in knowledge after 12 months, but there were limited changes in farmer's attitude and practice at 12 and 28 months after training. Pig production domain (peri-urban/urban production), group membership, gender (male) and education of the farmer positively influenced knowledge gain and attitude of farmers towards biosecurity. This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of training intervention on biosecurity practices for disease prevention or control. In addition, it breaks down the components of the biosecurity practices and documents the specific challenges to its uptake by the farmers. It therefore relaxes the assumption of knowledge constraint as a barrier to uptake. The results clearly show that knowledge is not the binding constraint to uptake of the biosecurity interventions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDione, M. M., Dohoo, I., Ndiwa, N., Poole, J., Ouma, E., Amia, W. C., & Wieland, B. (2020). Impact of participatory training of smallholder pig farmers on knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding biosecurity for the control of African swine fever in Uganda. Transboundary and emerging diseases, 67(6), 2482-2493. DOI: 10.1111/tbed.13587en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1111/tbed.13587
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4356
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTransboundary and emerging diseasesen_US
dc.subjectAfrican swine feveren_US
dc.subjectBiosecurityen_US
dc.subjectParticipatory trainingen_US
dc.subjectPigen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleImpact of participatory training of smallholder pig farmers on knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding biosecurity for the control of African swine fever in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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