Factors worsening tick borne diseases occurrence in rural communities. A case of Bindura district, Zimbabwe

Figures & data

Table 1. Percentage distribution the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents

Characteristic	Percentage
Gender
Male	66.7
Female	33.3
Total	100
Marital status
Never married	8.9
Married/ Cohabiting	53.3
Divorced/ Separated	20.0
Widowed	17.8
Total	100
Highest level of education
Primary	32.2
Secondary	51.1
Tertiary	15.6
None	1.1
Total	100
Religion
Traditional	26.7
Catholic	15.6
Protestant	6.7
Pentecostal	24.4
Apostolic Sect	22.2
Others	4.4
Total	100

(n = 50)

Figure 1. Percentage distribution of the livestock farmers’ responses on whether they had received training in the past 6 months (n = 50).

Figure 2. Percentage distribution of the tentative diagnosis of the cattle disease (DVS quarterly report, March 2021) (number of cases = 53).

Figure 3. Percentage distribution of the farmers’ responses on cause of cattle deaths (n = 50).

Table 2. Percentage distribution of the dipping situation

Dipping characteristic	Percentage
Distance to dipping facility
Less than 5 km	62.2
5-10 km	37.8
Total	100
Dipping status
Adequate dipping	86.7
Inadequate dipping	13.3
Total	100
Dipping frequency in winter
Fortnightly	80.0
After more than 2 weeks	20.0
Total	100
Dipping frequency in summer
Once a week	100.0
Total	100

(n = 50)

Figure 4. Percentage distribution of the respondents’ main challenges on dipping of cattle (n = 50).

Table 3. Suggestions by farmers to improve dipping situation

Suggestion	Percentage
Government/ NGOs/Private sector to supply subsidized acaricides	66.7
Rehabilitation of dip tanks	22.2
Organise farmers into groups to collectively buy acaricides	6.7
Awareness campaigns	4.4
Total	100

(n = 50)