A community education intervention to improve bovine trypanosomiasis knowledge and appropriate use of trypanocidal drugs on smallholder farms in Kenya

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 261-272

  Machila, Noreen ^a   Emongor, Rosemary ^b   Shaw, Alexandra P ^c   Welburn, Susan C ^a   McDermott, John ^d   Maudlin, Ian ^a   Eisler, Mark C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c International Livestock Research Institute ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Communication intervention; Kenya; School children; Smallholder farmers; Trypanocides; Trypanosomiasis; Tsetse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; COMMUNICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SPREAD; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE; MEDIA ROLE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SMALLHOLDER; SOCIAL INDICATOR; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TSETSE FLY;

AFRICA; BUSIA; COAST PROVINCE; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; KWALE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN PROVINCE [KENYA];

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; GLOSSINA (GENUS);

EID: 34047179115     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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