Questionnaire Survey on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on COVID 19 Outbreak Among Veterinarians in Nigeria

Weka Rebecca; Dauda Bwala; Idowu Fagbamila; Yachilla Maryam Bukar -Kolo; Maryam Ibrahim Buba; Makama Sunday; Pam D. Luka

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AJVS. 2021; 70(1): 14-24

doi: 10.5455/ajvs.59420

Questionnaire Survey on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on COVID 19 Outbreak Among Veterinarians in Nigeria

Weka Rebecca, Dauda Bwala, Idowu Fagbamila, Yachilla Maryam Bukar -kolo, Maryam Ibrahim Buba, Makama Sunday, Pam D. Luka.

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The knowledge, attitude, and practices concerning COVID-19 among veterinarians was assessed with a view to detecting variables that may hinder their effective contributions towards the management and control of COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria. A unicentric cross-sectional survey-based study was carried out between April 25th and May 4th 2020. A structured questionnaire was designed and ran using the Kobo Toolbox® application. The questionnaire was deployed through a web link and pretested on 10 individuals in and around Plateau State, Nigeria.
The study found that male veterinarians had significantly good knowledge (p=0.012, OR=0.157, CI=0.03-0.66) and attitude (OR=18.415, CI=1.45-5.16, P=0.011) towards COVID-19 than female counterparts. Similar results were also recorded regarding practices (OR=2.941, CI=1.03-8.36, P=0.043). Educational qualification was found to be significantly associated with attitude of veterinarians in respect of COVID-19 prevention (OR=0.473, CI=0.073-0.011, P=0.006). Thus, gender (male) was found to be independent predictors of good knowledge, attitude and practices regarding COVID-19. In addition, educational qualification was also found to be an independent predictor of attitude of veterinarians regarding COVID-19 control. Veterinarians generally had good knowledge about the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of COVID-19. However, despite their knowledge, the level of willingness of veterinarians to support national response activities was still poor.
This study therefore advocate for a collaborative efforts (one-health) between medics and vets in tackling future pandemics/infectious diseases like COVID-19. In addition, since most vet knows the basics of infectious diseases like COVID-19, they can be deployed for national response activities.

Key words: Veterinarians, COVID-19, Nigeria, knowledge, attitude, practices.

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Rebecca W, Bwala D, Fagbamila I, -kolo YMB, Buba MI, Sunday M, Luka PD. Questionnaire Survey on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on COVID 19 Outbreak Among Veterinarians in Nigeria. AJVS. 2021; 70(1): 14-24. doi:10.5455/ajvs.59420

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Rebecca W, Bwala D, Fagbamila I, -kolo YMB, Buba MI, Sunday M, Luka PD. Questionnaire Survey on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on COVID 19 Outbreak Among Veterinarians in Nigeria. https://www.alexjvs.com/?mno=59420 [Access: May 04, 2025]. doi:10.5455/ajvs.59420

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Rebecca W, Bwala D, Fagbamila I, -kolo YMB, Buba MI, Sunday M, Luka PD. Questionnaire Survey on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on COVID 19 Outbreak Among Veterinarians in Nigeria. AJVS. 2021; 70(1): 14-24. doi:10.5455/ajvs.59420

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Rebecca, W., Bwala, . D., Fagbamila, . I., -kolo, . Y. M. B., Buba, . M. I., Sunday, . M. & Luka, . P. D. (2021) Questionnaire Survey on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on COVID 19 Outbreak Among Veterinarians in Nigeria. AJVS, 70 (1), 14-24. doi:10.5455/ajvs.59420

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Rebecca, Weka, Dauda Bwala, Idowu Fagbamila, Yachilla Maryam Bukar -kolo, Maryam Ibrahim Buba, Makama Sunday, and Pam D. Luka. 2021. Questionnaire Survey on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on COVID 19 Outbreak Among Veterinarians in Nigeria. Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 70 (1), 14-24. doi:10.5455/ajvs.59420

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Rebecca, Weka, Dauda Bwala, Idowu Fagbamila, Yachilla Maryam Bukar -kolo, Maryam Ibrahim Buba, Makama Sunday, and Pam D. Luka. "Questionnaire Survey on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on COVID 19 Outbreak Among Veterinarians in Nigeria." Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences 70 (2021), 14-24. doi:10.5455/ajvs.59420

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