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.