Variable | Classification | |
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Exposure | Perceived incidence in the community | Whether the majority of cattle-owners reported AAT challenge as “rare”, “frequent” or “constant” |
Seasonality | Whether the majority of cattle-owners reported a seasonal effect of AAT | |
Sensitivity | Cattle breeds | Whether any cattle-owners owned Bos Indicus (trypanotolerant) or crossbreeds (partial trypanotolerance) |
Main cattle rearing systems | Whether farmers in the community were practicing tethering in addition to communal-grazing | |
Tsetse control present | Whether at least 40 % of cattle-owning households reported existence of any form of tsetse control method in the community | |
Herd size | Average herd size in the community classified into 3 bins of equal size | |
Treatment failure | Whether the majority of farmers reported that treatment failure is “never” “rare” or “frequent” | |
Treatment | Whether farmers report that they treat the disease themselves, or whether they rely on trained animal health workers, veterinary assistants or similar. | |
Capacity to adapt | Insecticide treated cattle (ITC) | Whether cattle-owning households reported the use of ITC as a measure of tsetse control in the community |
Tsetse control present | Whether cattle-owning households reported existence of any tsetse trapping in the community | |
Farmer knowledge of AAT control | Whether the majority of farmers could recognise a picture of a tsetse trap and/or name tsetse control measures | |
Losses to draft | Whether the majority of cattle-owning households report that AAT impacts their livelihood due to reductions in draft power | |
Reported mortalities | Average number of mortalities reported by cattle owning households categorised into three bins | |
Importance of cattle in the community | Whether the majority of cattle-owning households (>60 %) reported livestock as the primary agricultural income source, or if cropping or mixed farming systems are considered more important |