In 1979, the Haras Nationaux, (the French national stud) and the Parc Naturel Regional du Marais Poitevin, working with private breeders, launched an effort to improve the genetics of the Poitou, develop new breeding techniques and collect traditional knowledge on the breed.
Data were collected on knowledge and recall of postnatal health checks and language used to describe these health checks.
Data were collected on knowledge about fever, malaria, and pneumonia; perceptions of quality of care; availability of health providers; illness in the previous two weeks; care-seeking patterns; and treatment received including the dose, frequency, duration, timeliness, and source.
On transmission, the emphasis was on knowledge of animal reservoirs and transmission routes and on clinical features, questions were asked about classical and pathognomonic features of zoonoses in humans and finally data were collected on knowledge of diagnostic protocols for zoonoses.
Data collected included communities' knowledge on causes, symptoms, transmission, treatment, prevention and risk factors of brucellosis.
Health worker assessments collected information on knowledge of severe malaria and its management, prescribing practices, training and support supervision.
We also collected information on knowledge of HIV, HCV and HBV transmission modes.
The questionnaire -- which was in part based on questions from DHS surveys - collected information on knowledge and reported practices on the key indicators affecting child survival [ 3].
To prioritize aspects of operational activities and before developing a disease-specific health education strategy, we collected data on knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions regarding leishmaniasis.
To help rectify the situation, the Too Big To Ignore project developed the Information System on Small-scale Fisheries (ISSF), a Web-based, open data portal to collect and disseminate knowledge on various aspects of SSF.
