2.1 Study area, design and sample population
The cross-sectional study was carried out in Khyber Pukhtun Khwa
Province, Pakistan. In total, 1600 samples were selected by random
sampling method. The aims of the study were explained to the
participants in three languages namely Pashtu, Urdu and English. The
participants were informed about the implication of the study and were
guaranteed the privacy of the information taken from them. The first
part of the questionnaire was related to the occupation, education level
and locality, while the second portion contained the questions
associated with the Knowledge about Brucellosis (Zoonotic importance,
clinical signs, and way of transmission) practices and attitude towards
Brucellosis. Descriptive type statistical analyses were carried to find
out the percentage of participants against each question.