Table 3 The measures of face and content validity of the items of brucellosis prevention questionnaire (BPQ)

AD = direct awareness score

1

Can brucellosis be transmitted from an animal to a human?

0.88

1

4.8

L

2

Can brucellosis be transmitted from a sheep or a goat to a person?

0.64

0.98

4.8

L

3

Can brucellosis be transmitted from a cow to a human?

0.76

0.96

4.7

L

4

Is brucellosis transmitted from a person to another?

0.76

0.86

4.4

L

5

Can brucellosis be transmitted from skin contact with an infected animal?

0.88

1

4.2

L

6

Can brucellosis be transmitted by breathing into the infected stalls of livestock?

0.64

0.84

4.7

L

7

Can brucellosis be transmitted through touching the aborted fetus and placenta of an infected animal?

1

0.94

4.7

L

8

Can wearing gloves prevent brucellosis when you contact the uterine secretions of dead animals?

0.64

0.80

4

L

9

Does brucellosis spread in the environment by the urine of animal?

0.88

0.90

3.8

L

10

If your animal aborts its fetus, do you burn the aborted fetus?

0.64

1

4.1

L

11

Does brucellosis spread in the environment by the’ fetus and placenta of animal?

0.76

0.94

4.2

I

12

Does the brucellosis spread in the environment by wool?

0.64

0.98

4.3

L

13

Does killing infected animals prevent the development of brucellosis?

0.52

0.94

3.8

L

`14

Do you think that abortion place should be disinfected during the abortion?

0.76

1

4.7

L

15

Do you think a dog can eat an aborted fetus?

0.52

0.80

4.2

I

16

Do you think the aborted fetus needs to be buried?

0.52

0.86

3.8

I

17

Is brucellosis a preventable disease?

0.88

0.80

4.7

L

18

Should the place be disinfected after an abortion?

0.76

0.80

4.2

L

AID = Indirect awareness

1

Can brucellosis be transmitted through consuming infected milk and dairy products?

0.64

0.90

4

L

2

Can brucellosis be transmitted by semi-cooked meat?

0.76

0.88

4.2

L

3

Can brucellosis be transmitted through breathing into the stalls of animals?

0.88

0.92

4.1

I

4

Can washing the milking dishes prevent brucellosis?

0.52

0.80

3.7

I

5

Can boiling milk prevent brucellosis?

0.76

0.80

3.6

L

6

Can keeping cheese in salty water for two months before consumption prevent brucellosis?

0.76

0.86

4.2

L

7

Does the use of a mask while cleaning the stable prevent Brucella disease from transmitting?

0.64

0.90

3.8

L

8

Does brucellosis spread in the environment by the milk of infected livestock?

0.88

0.92

4.7

I

9

Does brucellosis spread in the environment by the meat of infected livestock?

0.64

0.94

4.6

I

10

Do you ask a veterinarian to help with animal abortion?

0.52

0.98

4.1

I

AV=Vaccine oriented behavior score

1

Can livestock vaccination prevent Malta fever among humans?

0.52

0.92

4.7

L

2

Can brucellosis be prevented by vaccinating livestock?

0.76

0.80

4.2

I

3

Is animal vaccination expensive for you?

0.88

0.90

4.3

I

4

Do you have access to livestock vaccination services?

0.88

0.82

4.7

I

5

Does the veterinary organization offer timely vaccination services for your animals?

0.64

0.96

4

I

6

Do veterinarians encourage you to vaccinate your livestock??

0.64

0.98

4.2

I

7

Do the health personnel encourage you to vaccinate your livestock?

0.76

0.94

4.4

L

8

Do family members encourage you to vaccinate your livestock?

0.64

1

4.1

I

9

In which season should brucellosis vaccine be injected?

0.88

0.84

4.7

L

10

How often should the brucellosis vaccine be repeated?

0.64

0.96

4.8

I

11

I would like to prevent the disease through vaccination since the veterinarian organization does not pay full compensation for the animals slaughtered due to brucellosis.

0.52

0.82

4.2

L

12

At what age should livestock be vaccinated against brucellosis?

1

0.98

4.8

L

13

Does brucellosis affect livestock growth after vaccination?

0.88

0.80

4.2

I

14

Can livestock get brucellosis again after vaccination?

0.52

0.82

4

I

A = Attitude score

1

Abortion does not occur if animals are vaccinated.

0.76

0.84

4.1

L

2

Livestock breeders should ask a veterinarian to examine their livestock.

0.88

0.98

3.9

I

3

I will not get brucellosis, if I touch Vaccinated animals’ milk, urine, placenta and fetus.

0.76

0.94

4.6

L

4

As vaccination is time-consuming, I prefer getting brucellosis instead of vaccinating my animals.

0.88

0.92

4.8

L

5

Animal vaccination is a very difficult process.

0.52

0.96

4.2

L

6

If I get brucellosis, I will be unable to work for a long time.

0.76

1

3.2

L

7

If I do not vaccinate the animals, my family and I will get brucellosis.

0.88

0.82

4.7

L

8

If I vaccinate my livestock, people will not get brucellosis with consumption of my dairy products.

0.76

0.86

4.8

L

9

I may still be in danger of getting brucellosis, even if I do preventative measures.

0.88

0.98

4.2

I

P = practice score

1

I keep the records and documents related to the medical history and vaccination of my animals in a proper place.

1

0.94

4.8

I

2

I have experienced abortion among my livestock.

0.52

0.84

4.2

L

3

I always monitor the cold chain for the vaccines injected into my cattle.

0.64

0.96

4.8

L

4

I vaccinate my animals at the proper and recommended time in a year or season.

0.88

0.98

4.7

L

5

I have vaccinated my livestock against brucellosis in every year since many years ago.

0.76

0.88

4.1

L

6

My livestock are in contact with other non-vaccinated livestock.

0.64

0.82

3.8

L

7

During buying a new livestock, I am curious to know about its vaccination history.

0.88

0.80

4.2

I

8

During buying a new animal, I ask a veterinarian to examine my animal.

0.76

0.80

4

I

0.74

0.90

4.3