Need Assessment of Veterinary Services in Some Selected Rural Areas of Bangladesh

Dr. M. Hammadur Rahman; Sohel Rana

Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2016

Need Assessment of Veterinary Services in Some Selected Rural Areas of Bangladesh

Dr. M. Hammadur Rahman, Sohel Rana

Abstract :

The objective of the study was to determine the needs of the farmers for receiving a quality animal health service in rural areas of Bangladesh. The research was conducted in four selected districts of the country where data were collected by using a structured questionnaire from a sample of 480 farmers during the months of April to September, 2010. Need assessment was done by constructing a need scale using 4–point rated scale. The major needs of the respondents for ensuring effective veterinary services were: providing treatment by veterinarians in locality, round the hour doorstep service by professional veterinary service staff, availability of veterinary clinics at union level, supply of medicine at free of cost or at reduced price, regular vaccination programme from the official veterinary services, introducing community–based services by the local private practitioners, and training on preliminary health management and hygiene.