Awareness to Avoid The Misuse of Antibiotic in Chicken Among Farmers in Kelantan

The number of poultry is increasing year by year. The increased number of poultry also lead to the use of antibiotic. Antibiotic brings positive effect, however the use of antibiotic may lead to some negative effect especially if the use of antibiotic was abused. The awareness of using the antibiotic is crucial to avoid the risk of antibiotic towards public health. Thus, this study is conducted to investigate the awareness to avoid the misuse of antibiotic in chicken among the farmers in Kelantan. This study was conducted through the survey method based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour. There are three
independent variables in the Theory of Planned Behaviour that were measured namely behavioural attitude, subjective norms and perceived behaviour control. A total of 118 respondents among farmers in Kelantan have been selected for this study through simple random sampling technique. The behavioural attitude was the most influencing factor compare than the other two independent variables which are subjective norms and perceived behavioural control. As a recommended the number of respondents can be enlarged in order to get a more precise result.