Table-4.

Assessment of participants’ practice level regarding the usage of vaccines for small ruminant diseases.

Variables	Categories	Frequency (n = 228)	Proportion (%)	p-value
P1. Do you usually vaccinate your small ruminant herds?
	Yes	141	61.8	0.000
	No	87	38.2
P2. When you vaccinate your small ruminants?
	After outbreak of diseases	80	35.1	0.008
	Fellow farmer advice	54	23.7
	Veterinarian recommendation	44	19.3
	As per vaccination date and time	50	21.9
P3. Do you keep a record of small ruminants’ vaccination you used earlier on the farm?
	Yes	99	43.4	0.047
	No	129	56.6
P4. Do you follow any routine vaccination schedule in your small ruminant’s farm?
	Yes	92	40.4	0.004
	No	136	59.6
P5. Are there any small ruminants’ illnesses for which vaccines are now unavailable?
	Yes	89	39.0	0.001
	No	139	61.0
P6. Do you purchase small ruminants’ vaccines based on a veterinarian exact prescription?
	Yes	130	57.0	0.034
	No	98	43.0
P7. Do you read the prospectus before administering small ruminants’ vaccines?
	Yes	159	69.7	0.000
	No	69	30.3
P8. Where do you store your vaccines?
	Specific refrigerator only for small ruminants’ vaccine	143	62.7	0.000
	Multipurpose refrigerator	75	32.9
	Non-refrigerated cabinet	7	3.1
	Others	3	1.3
P9. Do you check vaccine expiration dates before giving them to small ruminants?
	Yes	84	36.8	0.000
	No	144	63.2
P10. Do you properly dispose of used or expired small ruminants’ vaccine vials and bottles?
	Yes	55	24.1	0.000
	No	173	75.9
P11. Have you vaccinated small ruminants properly?
	Yes	77	33.8	0.000
	No	151	66.2
P12. Is there a history of vaccine failure in your small ruminant’s farm?
	Yes	80	35.1	0.000
	No	148	64.9