Table 4.
Reported preventive practices for handling sick poultry by informants before vs after intervention, Rajshahi and Chittagong villages, Bangladesh, 2009
| Reported preventive practices | Before intervention | After intervention | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n a/N b | (%) | n a/N b | (%) | |
| Separated sick poultry from healthy poultry/humans | 22/27 | (81) | 25/33 | (76) |
| Did not sell/buy sick poultry | 10/20 | (50) | 9/22 | (41) |
| Buried carcasses or offal/blood of sick poultry | 8/46 | (17) | 16/45 | (36) |
| Did not consume/slaughter sick poultry | 2/42 | (5) | 7/49 | (14) |
| Cleaned site/tools after slaughtering sick poultry | 5/8 | (62) | 8/13 | (62) |
| Washed hand with soap after slaughtering/handling sick/dead poultry | 3/9 | (33) | 6/16 | (38) |
| Covered nose/mouth while slaughtering/handling sick/dead poultry | 0 | (0) | 2/14 | (14) |
| Kept children away | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
a n = Number of interviews where villagers reported practicing the specific method as a preventive measure
b N = Total numbers of interviews with individuals to explore each topic (mentioned in Table 1)