Local community awareness and practices on Yersinia pestis plague disease management in Nkayi and Umzingwane districts, south-western Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.authorBanda, Annabel
dc.contributor.authorGandiwa, Edson
dc.contributor.authorMuboko, Never
dc.contributor.authorMutanga, Chiedza N.
dc.contributor.authorMashapa, Clayton
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-06T12:36:07Z
dc.date.available2022-12-06T12:36:07Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-03
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the level of awareness and practices of local communities on Yersinia pestis plague disease in Nkayi and Umzingwane districts, south-western Zimbabwe. The research used a two-way case study where Umzingwane district was used as a quasi-control site and Nkayi district the treatment site. Purposive sampling was used to select four villages, i.e. two from Nkayi district (plague endemic area) and two from Umzingwane district (non-plague area). Data were collected through focus group discussions involving 35 respondents held between August 2017 and April 2018. The study respondents confirmed some awareness of zoonotic diseases albeit limited knowledge on specific rodent-borne diseases. Respondents from areas that had previous plague outbreaks (Nkayi district) were more knowledgeable of the disease compared to those from areas without previous known outbreaks (Umzingwane district). Several practises, e.g. use of traps, keeping domestic cats (Felis catus) and use of rodenticides to control rodents and educating people on plague disease, were highlighted from both study sites as local plague management strategies. Overall, the study results indicate that the awareness and practices employed by local people in the study area are generally influenced by local contextual factors and past experiences.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAnnabel Banda, Edson Gandiwa, Never Muboko, Chiedza N. Mutanga & Clayton Mashapa (2022) Local community awareness and practices on Yersiniapestis plague disease management in Nkayi and Umzingwane districts, south-western Zimbabwe, Ecosystems and People, 18:1, 164-173, DOI: 10.1080/26395916.2022.2037714en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2022.2037714
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.gsu.ac.zw:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/90
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Group [Commercial Publisher] Taylor and Francis [Imprint]en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEcosystems and People;2022, VOL. 18, NO. 1, 164–173
dc.subjectCase study; local community awareness; plague disease control; plague endemic areaen_US
dc.titleLocal community awareness and practices on Yersinia pestis plague disease management in Nkayi and Umzingwane districts, south-western Zimbabween_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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