Table 5.
Observed preventive practices for handling sick poultry before vs. after intervention, Rajshahi and Chittagong villages, Bangladesh, 2009
| Observed practices | Before intervention n/N a | After intervention n/N a |
|---|---|---|
| Sick poultry were kept: | ||
| Separate from healthy poultry and humans (recommended) | 0/3 | 0/2 |
| Separate from healthy poultry | 2/3 | 1/2 |
| Together with healthy poultry/humans | 1/3 | 1/2 |
| Sold/bought sick poultry | 0/0 | 2/2 |
| Carcasses of sick poultry were: | ||
| Buried under soil (recommended) | 0/3 | 0/3 |
| Thrown in open place/water body | 33 | 3/3 |
| Consumed/slaughtered sick poultry | 3/6 | 4/8 |
| Sick poultry slaughtering site was: | ||
| Covered blood with ash/dust and then scraped off and buried the soil (recommended) | 0/3 | 0/4 |
| Poured water on blood | 2/3 | 2/4 |
| Not cleaned | 1/3 | 2/4 |
| Sick poultry slaughtering tools were: | ||
| Washed with soap or soda or ash (recommended) | 0/3 | 0/4 |
| Rinsed with water | 2/3 | 1/4 |
| Not cleaned | 1/3 | 3/4 |
| Offal/blood of sick poultry was: | ||
| Buried under soil (recommended) | 1/3 | 0/4 |
| Thrown in open place/water body | 2/3 | 4/4 |
| Hands after slaughtering/handling sick/dead poultry were: | ||
| Washed with soap (recommended) | 1/6 | 1/9 |
| Rinsed with water | 5/6 | 6/9 |
| No handwashing | 0/6 | 2/9 |
| Nose/mouth while slaughtering/handling sick/dead poultry were: | ||
| Covered with a piece of cloth (recommended) | 0/6 | 0/9 |
| Not covered | 6/6 | 9/9 |
| Children were: | ||
| Kept away from slaughtering site (recommended) | 0/3 | 0/4 |
| Present in slaughtering site | 3/3 | 4/4 |
a n = Number of sessions where villagers were observed to perform practices mentioned in the first column
N = Total number of opportunities to observe the practices pertinent to each topic (mentioned in Table 1)