Table-8.
S. No. | Variable 1 | Variable 2 | P value | ||
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Income of respondents | Method of disposal of carcass | ||||
Proper disposal | Improper disposal | Total | |||
1. | Income<10,000 | 39 | 12 | 51 | 0.1331 |
Income>10,000 | 127 | 71 | 198 | ||
Total | 166 | 83 | 249 | ||
FMD incidence in respondents’ cattle | Occurrence of hand and foot lesions among respondents | ||||
FMD positive | FMD negative | Total | |||
2. | Hand lesions positive | 17 | 9 | 26 | 0.0208* |
Hand lesions negative | 91 | 133 | 224 | ||
Total | 108 | 142 | 250 | ||
Frequency of livestock shed cleaning | Incidence of disease symptoms among respondents | ||||
Frequency of shed cleaning | Zoonoses positive | Zoonoses negative | Total | ||
3. | >1 time per day | 41 | 191 | 232 | 0.5412 |
<3 times per week | 4 | 14 | 18 | ||
Total | 45 | 205 | 250 | ||
Educational level of dog owners | Deworming their dogs | ||||
Education level | Dewormed | Not dewormed | Total | ||
4. | HSS graduates | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0856 |
Primary, SSLC | 2 | 22 | 24 | ||
Total | 4 | 24 | 28 | ||
Habit of sleeping inside cattle shed | Incidence of disease symptoms among respondents | ||||
Zoonoses positive | Zoonoses negative | Total | |||
5. | Sleeping inside cattle shed | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0.1221 |
Not sleeping inside cattle shed | 39 | 192 | 231 | ||
Total | 45 | 205 | 250 | ||
Educational level of dog owners | Vaccinating their dogs | ||||
Education level | Vaccinated | Not vaccinated | Total | ||
6. | HSS, graduate | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.285 |
Primary, SSLC | 9 | 15 | 24 | ||
Total | 12 | 16 | 28 | ||
Educational level of respondents | Treatment of dog bitten animals | ||||
Education level | Treatment given | Treatment not given | Total | ||
7. | Primary, SSLC | 217 | 33 | 250 | <0.0001** |
HSS, graduate | 171 | 79 | 250 |
Significant (p≤0.01),
Significant (p≤0.05), +Significant (p≤0.10), ns=Non-significant, FMD=Foot-and-mouth disease