Understanding Farmers' Behavior and Their Decision-Making Process in the Context of Cattle Diseases: A Review of Theories and Approaches

Understanding farmers' behavior regarding disease control is essential to successfully implement behavior change interventions that improve uptake of best practices. A literature review was conducted to identify theoretical underpinnings, analytical methodologies, and key behavioral determinant...

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Autores principales:	Marit M. Biesheuvel, Inge M. G. A. Santman-Berends, Herman W. Barkema, Caroline Ritter, John Berezowski, Maria Guelbenzu, Jasmeet Kaler
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	infectious disease farmers veterinarians cattle behavioral determinants Veterinary medicine SF600-1100
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:46e09bace142467aa3a83d0090f7a3322021-12-02T09:37:11ZUnderstanding Farmers' Behavior and Their Decision-Making Process in the Context of Cattle Diseases: A Review of Theories and Approaches2297-176910.3389/fvets.2021.687699https://doaj.org/article/46e09bace142467aa3a83d0090f7a3322021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.687699/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2297-1769Understanding farmers' behavior regarding disease control is essential to successfully implement behavior change interventions that improve uptake of best practices. A literature review was conducted to identify theoretical underpinnings, analytical methodologies, and key behavioral determinants that have been described to understand farmers' behavior in disease control and prevention on cattle farms. Overall, 166 peer-reviewed manuscripts from studies conducted in 27 countries were identified. In the past decade, there were increasing reports on farmers' motivators and barriers, but no indication of application of appropriate social science methods. Furthermore, the majority (58%) of reviewed studies lacked a theoretical framework in their study design. However, when a theoretical underpinning was applied, the Theory of Planned Behavior was most commonly used (14% of total). The complexity of factors impacting farmers' behavior was illustrated when mapping all described key constructs of the reviewed papers in behavior change frameworks, such as the socioecological framework and the Capability, Opportunity and Motivation Behavior (COM-B) model. Constructs related to personal influences and relationships between farmers and veterinarians were overrepresented, whereas constructs related to other interpersonal and contextual environments were not extensively studied. There was a general lack of use of validated scales to measure constructs and empirically validated theoretical frameworks to understand and predict farmers' behavior. Furthermore, studies mainly focused on measurements of intention of stakeholder behavior rather than actual behavior, although the former is a poor predictor of the latter. Finally, there is still a lack of robust evidence of behavior change interventions or techniques that result in a successful change in farmers' behavior. We concluded that for a sustainable behavior change, studies should include wider constructs at individual, interpersonal, and contextual levels. Furthermore, the use of empirically validated constructs and theoretical frameworks is encouraged. By using coherent frameworks, researchers could link constructs to design interventions, and thereby take the first step toward theory-driven, evidence-based interventions to influence farmers' behavior for disease control.Marit M. BiesheuvelInge M. G. A. Santman-BerendsHerman W. BarkemaCaroline RitterJohn BerezowskiMaria GuelbenzuJasmeet KalerFrontiers Media S.A.articleinfectious diseasefarmersveterinarianscattlebehavioral determinantsVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ENFrontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 8 (2021)
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topic	infectious disease farmers veterinarians cattle behavioral determinants Veterinary medicine SF600-1100
spellingShingle	infectious disease farmers veterinarians cattle behavioral determinants Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Marit M. Biesheuvel Inge M. G. A. Santman-Berends Herman W. Barkema Caroline Ritter John Berezowski Maria Guelbenzu Jasmeet Kaler Understanding Farmers' Behavior and Their Decision-Making Process in the Context of Cattle Diseases: A Review of Theories and Approaches
description	Understanding farmers' behavior regarding disease control is essential to successfully implement behavior change interventions that improve uptake of best practices. A literature review was conducted to identify theoretical underpinnings, analytical methodologies, and key behavioral determinants that have been described to understand farmers' behavior in disease control and prevention on cattle farms. Overall, 166 peer-reviewed manuscripts from studies conducted in 27 countries were identified. In the past decade, there were increasing reports on farmers' motivators and barriers, but no indication of application of appropriate social science methods. Furthermore, the majority (58%) of reviewed studies lacked a theoretical framework in their study design. However, when a theoretical underpinning was applied, the Theory of Planned Behavior was most commonly used (14% of total). The complexity of factors impacting farmers' behavior was illustrated when mapping all described key constructs of the reviewed papers in behavior change frameworks, such as the socioecological framework and the Capability, Opportunity and Motivation Behavior (COM-B) model. Constructs related to personal influences and relationships between farmers and veterinarians were overrepresented, whereas constructs related to other interpersonal and contextual environments were not extensively studied. There was a general lack of use of validated scales to measure constructs and empirically validated theoretical frameworks to understand and predict farmers' behavior. Furthermore, studies mainly focused on measurements of intention of stakeholder behavior rather than actual behavior, although the former is a poor predictor of the latter. Finally, there is still a lack of robust evidence of behavior change interventions or techniques that result in a successful change in farmers' behavior. We concluded that for a sustainable behavior change, studies should include wider constructs at individual, interpersonal, and contextual levels. Furthermore, the use of empirically validated constructs and theoretical frameworks is encouraged. By using coherent frameworks, researchers could link constructs to design interventions, and thereby take the first step toward theory-driven, evidence-based interventions to influence farmers' behavior for disease control.
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author	Marit M. Biesheuvel Inge M. G. A. Santman-Berends Herman W. Barkema Caroline Ritter John Berezowski Maria Guelbenzu Jasmeet Kaler
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title	Understanding Farmers' Behavior and Their Decision-Making Process in the Context of Cattle Diseases: A Review of Theories and Approaches
title_short	Understanding Farmers' Behavior and Their Decision-Making Process in the Context of Cattle Diseases: A Review of Theories and Approaches
title_full	Understanding Farmers' Behavior and Their Decision-Making Process in the Context of Cattle Diseases: A Review of Theories and Approaches
title_fullStr	Understanding Farmers' Behavior and Their Decision-Making Process in the Context of Cattle Diseases: A Review of Theories and Approaches
title_full_unstemmed	Understanding Farmers' Behavior and Their Decision-Making Process in the Context of Cattle Diseases: A Review of Theories and Approaches
title_sort	understanding farmers' behavior and their decision-making process in the context of cattle diseases: a review of theories and approaches
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/46e09bace142467aa3a83d0090f7a332
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Understanding Farmers' Behavior and Their Decision-Making Process in the Context of Cattle Diseases: A Review of Theories and Approaches

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