Từ khóa: Dịch tả lợn châu Phi, kiến thức về dịch bệnh, hộ nuôi lợn, tỉnh Đồng Nai.

Abstract
The objective of this study is to analyze factors influencing the knowledge about African swine fever in Dong Nai province using the KAP (Knowledge-Attitude-Practice) framework. Primary data was collected from 140 pig farming households. Research results showed that swine farmers can recognize essential clinical signs of the disease. Estimated Ordered Probit model revealed that household scale, income, herd size, and distance to the nearest farm is significantly correlated with farmers’ knowledge. Household scale is the factor that had the most influence on farmers’knowledge with Exp(B) at 0.894 and a negative coefficient (β =-0.112). Thus, if the household has more members, it tends to care less about diseases, leading to lower levels of knowledge, which creates risks of infection whenever there are occurences of infectious diseases. Research results show that it is necessary to further promote agricultural propaganda and education so that farmers have a better understanding of characteristics and clinical signs of Afican swine fever, thus leading to more efficient preventative measures.

Keywords: African swine fever, Dong Nai province, pig farming househods, knowledge about infectious diseases.