Table 2.
Poultry‐keeping practices
| Variables of interest | Household with human H5N1 case | Household with poultry H5N1 case | Household with no reported H5N1 cases | Total | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average total number of birds | 34 (6, 89) | 34 (4, 140) | 48 (4, 275) | 39 (4, 275) | 0·66 |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Types of birds | |||||
| Chickens | 12 (63) | 16 (84) | 16 (89) | 44 (79) | 0·18 |
| Ducks | 13 (68) | 13 (68) | 12 (67) | 38 (68) | 1·00 |
| Pigeons | 11 (58) | 9 (47) | 9 (50) | 28 (50) | 0·79 |
| Geese | 6 (32) | 6 (32) | 7 (39) | 19 (34) | 0·88 |
| Turkeys | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 1 (6) | 2 (4) | 0·77 |
| Number of species | |||||
| 1 | 6 (32) | 2 (11) | 4 (22) | 12 (22) | 0·51 |
| 2 | 6 (32) | 10 (53) | 6 (33) | 22 (39) | |
| 3+ | 7 (37) | 7 (37) | 8 (45) | 22 (39) | |
| Keeping of birds | |||||
| All birds caged | 7 (37) | 10 (53) | 11 (61) | 28 (50) | 0·35 |
| At least some birds free | 12 (63) | 9 (47) | 7 (39) | 28 (50) | |
| Mixing of birds | |||||
| All species separated | 9 (47) | 8 (42) | 8 (44) | 25 (45) | 1·00 |
| At least some birds mixed | 10 (53) | 11 (58) | 10 (56) | 31 (55) | |
| Total | 19 (100) | 19 (100) | 18 (100) | 56 (100) | |