Community knowledge, attitude and practice towards black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina L.) conservation in Chora Boter district of Jimma Zone, Ethiopia

Conservation of the West African Black-Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina pavonina (Linn 1758) in the Sudano-Sahelian Wetlands of Northern Nigeria

The Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina is a resident of the Sahel and Sudan Savanna regions of Africa, ranging from the Senegal Basin and Guinea-Bissau Drainage in West Africa to the Western Ethiopian Highlands and South-West Rift Valley in East Africa. There are two black crowned-crane subspecies. The West African Crowned Crane, Balearica pavonina pavonina occupies the western part of this...

Family Planning Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Married Couples in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia

BACKGROUND Understanding why people do not use family planning is critical to address unmet needs and to increase contraceptive use. According to the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2011, most women and men had knowledge on some family planning methods but only about 29% of married women were using contraceptives. 20% women had an unmet need for family planning. We examined knowledge, a...

Cranes of the World: Crowned Crane (Balearica pauonina)

Traditional medicinal plant knowledge and use by local healers in Sekoru District, Jimma Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia

The knowledge and use of medicinal plant species by traditional healers was investigated in Sekoru District, Jimma Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia from December 2005 to November 2006. Traditional healers of the study area were selected randomly and interviewed with the help of translators to gather information on the knowledge and use of medicinal plants used as a remedy for human ailments in the s...

Knowledge Attitude and Practice towards Malaria in Tribal Community of Baigachak Area, Dindori District (M.P.)

A study on Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards malaria has been conducted in tribal population of Baiga chak area in Dindori district (M.P.). A total of 239 respondent including 102 females were interviewed, using structured and open ended questionnaire. 59% respondents were found to be illiterate. Only 37.6% of respondents knew that malaria is transmitted by mosquito. Majority of th...