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. 2016 Aug 24;16(1):858. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3543-6

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)