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For this purpose, a total of 250 randomly chosen meat handlers working at six main, purposively selected abattoirs were interviewed, and the data were analyzed using STATA v. 13 software. Of the total participants interviewed, 37.0% (57\/152) of the respondents strongly agreed that contracting bTB would prevent them from coming to work, whereas 32.4% (44\/136) of them stayed in bed for an extended period. Knowledge-based analysis revealed that butcher house men were more aware than abattoir workers about factors related to the spread of bTB from animals to humans (73.3%), that healthy-looking meat contains bTB-causing pathogens (67.5%), and that consumption of contaminated meat can be a source of infection in humans (65.6%). These findings revealed that abattoir and butcher house employees are at higher risk of bTB exposure and a lack of understanding about the nature and transmission of the infection. Thus, abattoir and butcher house workers should be encouraged to pursue regular medical follow-ups and should be provided with better personal protective equipment.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.23-0776","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,9]],"date-time":"2024-07-09T13:37:08Z","timestamp":1720532228000},"page":"540-545","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Knowledge and Preventive Practices of Abattoir Workers toward Bovine Tuberculosis in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"111","author":[{"given":"Mesfin","family":"Mathewos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tilahun","family":"Atiso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Haben","family":"Fesseha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Isayas Asefa","family":"Kebede","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Veterinary Medicine, Ambo University, Guder, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"2795","reference":[{"year":"2003","series-title":"Livestock Marketing in Ethiopia: A Review of Structure, Performance and Development Initiatives","author":"Solomon","key":"b1"},{"year":"2019","series-title":"Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Agricultural Sample Survey. 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