Knowledge, attitudes, and risk perception of broiler grow-out farmers on antimicrobial use and resistance in Oyo state, Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorOloso, Nurudeen Olalekan
dc.contributor.authorOdetokun, Ismail A.
dc.contributor.authorGhali-Mohammed, Ibraheem
dc.contributor.authorFasina, Folorunso Oludayo
dc.contributor.authorOlatoye, Isaac Olufemi
dc.contributor.authorAdetunji, Victoria O.
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-14T06:56:26Z
dc.date.available2022-07-14T06:56:26Z
dc.date.issued2022-04
dc.description.abstractAssessing knowledge, attitudes, and risk perception of Nigerian broiler grow-out farmers (n = 152) to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with a five sectional purposive-structured-questionnaire: demographics; knowledge; attitudes; risk-perception; and response to regulation of antimicrobial practices. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and binary logistic regression. Respondents’ knowledge score, in total, was lower than average, with all (100%) respondents having the understanding that antibiotics kill/reduce bacteria, most participants (>73%) believing that feeding antibiotics to broiler chickens is a necessity for weight gain, and many (>69%) thinking that no negative side-effects exist with the use of antibiotics. Poor attitude towards antimicrobial usage was prevalent (>63%) with unsatisfactory performance in most instruments: >60% of farmers reported using antimicrobials every week and still use antimicrobials when birds appear sick, and most (>84%) arbitrarily increase the drug dosages when used. However, a satisfactory performance score was reported (68%) in risk perception of AMR with >63% perceiving that inappropriate use of antibiotics is the main factor causing the emergence of resistant bacteria; >65.8% expressed that AMR in broiler chickens is not essential for public health, that AMR cannot develop from broiler bacteria diseases, that increasing the frequency of antimicrobial use cannot increase AMR in future, and that usage cannot lead to antibiotic residue in broiler-meat products leading to AMR development in human. None of the respondents were aware of any regulation for monitoring antimicrobial use. Significant factors associated with knowledge, attitudes, and risk perception of antimicrobial use and resistance among broiler grow-out farmers include marital status, farm category, education, educational specialization, sales target, growth duration/cycle, broiler stocking batch, and feed source. Identified gaps exist in AMR awareness among Nigerian broiler farmers and should be targeted through stakeholders’ participation in combatting AMR threatsen_US
dc.description.departmentVeterinary Tropical Diseasesen_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.mdpi.com/journal/antibioticsen_US
dc.identifier.citationOloso, N.O., Odetokun, I.A., Ghali-Mohammed, I., Fasina, F.O., Olatoye, I.O. & Adetunji, V.O. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Risk Perception of Broiler Grow-Out Farmers on Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Oyo State, Nigeria. Antibiotics (Basel). 2022 Apr 24;11(5):567. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11050567.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2079-6382 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3390/antibiotics11050567
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/86160
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rights© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.en_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectAntimicrobial resistance (AMR)en_US
dc.subjectAntimicrobial useen_US
dc.subjectAttitudeen_US
dc.subjectBroiler grow-out farmersen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectRisk perceptionen_US
dc.titleKnowledge, attitudes, and risk perception of broiler grow-out farmers on antimicrobial use and resistance in Oyo state, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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