02091nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260003700042653002400079653005700103653001400160653001600174653001400190100001500204700001300219700001300232700001300245700001900258245014200277856009900419300001300518490000700531520128500538022001401823       2021                            d  bPublic Library of Science (PLoS)10aInfectious Diseases10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aKnowledge10aArboviruses10aLivestock1 aNyangau PN1 aNzuma JM1 aIrungu P1 aKassie M1 aNovaes Ramos A00aEvaluating livestock farmers knowledge, beliefs, and management of arboviral diseases in Kenya: A multivariate fractional probit approach  uhttps://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0009786&type=printable  ae00097860 v153 a<jats:p>Globally, arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) infections continue to pose substantial threats to public health and economic development, especially in developing countries. In Kenya, although arboviral diseases (ADs) are largely endemic, little is known about the factors influencing livestock farmers’ knowledge, beliefs, and management (KBM) of the three major ADs: Rift Valley fever (RVF), dengue fever and chikungunya fever. This study evaluates the drivers of livestock farmers’ KBM of ADs from a sample of 629 respondents selected using a three-stage sampling procedure in Kenya’s three hotspot counties of Baringo, Kwale, and Kilifi. A multivariate fractional probit model was used to assess the factors influencing the intensity of KBM. Only a quarter of the farmers had any knowledge of ADs while over four-fifths of them could not manage any of the three diseases. Access to information (experience and awareness), income, education, religion, and distance to a health facility considerably influenced the intensity of farmers’ KBM of ADs in Kenya. Thus, initiatives geared towards improving access to information through massive awareness campaigns are necessary to mitigate behavioral barriers in ADs management among rural communities in Kenya.</jats:p>  a1935-2735