Cat owners’ perceptions toward flea infestation and flea-borne diseases: impact for public health and community awareness

• Main Authors: Wahid, Noor Azrizal, Azirun, Mohd Sofian, Low, Van Lun, Chen, Chee Dhang, Shohaimi, Shamarina
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor and Francis 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96305/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10888705.2021.1975539

A structured questionnaire was distributed to a total of 531 cat owners in Peninsular Malaysia to evaluate their perceptions toward fleas and flea-borne diseases (FBD) using a knowledge-attitude-practice (KAP) approach. This study showed that majority of cat owners (50.5%) had a moderate level of kn...