A habit of raw farm animal blood consumption and public awareness about associated health risks in Konso district

Abstract

In Ethiopia the habit of consuming fresh meat locally in the form of Kurt and or kitifo is very common and thus community of the study area have a similar cultural value towards consumption of raw meat or blood. However, as most of food animals in the area are slaughtered without any veterinary supervision especially in the backyard of some ‘‘cheka’’ groceries with in the villages, where animals are slaughtered without any routine inspection methods in the poor hygienic slaughtering yards.3