Table 2.

Associations between perceptions on general biosecurity and related pig farming actions critical for biosecurity

Biosecurity statement/action			I think it is possible to protect my pigs from getting ASF by improving biosecuritya, d		ASF can not be preventeda		I would like to invest in biosecurity if I received advicea		Improved biosecurity improves pig health and growtha		Buying live pigs is a risk behaviour for contracting ASFa		Frequent selling and buying of pigs is necessary for successful pig farminga
	Second interview occasionb	Third interview occasionb	Second interview occasionc	Third interview occasionc	Second interview occasionc	Third interview occasionc	Second interview occasionc	Third interview occasionc	Second interview occasionc	Third interview occasionc	Second interview occasionc	Third interview occasionc	Second interview occasionc	Third interview occasionc
HHd had expenditure for biosecurity equipment	22	13	4/3.55*	4/3.78	2/2.41	2/2.30	4/3.73	4/3.77	4/3.86	4/4.00	4/3.77	4/3.92	2/2.55	3/3.08**
HH had no expenditure for biosecurity equipment	173	181	4/3.83	4/3.80	2/2.33	2/2.13	4/3.80	4/3.81	4/4.01	4/4.09	4/3.88	4/4.11	2/2.58	2.5/2.83
HH Bought pigs	48	38	4/3.92**	4/3.79	2/2.46	2/2.00	4/3.75	4/3.73	4/3.94	4/4.05	4/3.81	4/4.03	2/2.54	3/2.97
HH did not buy pigs	148	158	4/3.78	4/3.79	2/2.30	2/2.19	4/3.80	4/3.82	4/4.00	4/4.10	4/3.89	4/4.12	2/2.59	3/2.81
HH Sold pigs	127	92	4/3.82	4/3.92	2/2.43	2/1.97	4/3.78	4/3.74	4/3.95	4/4.01	4/3.85	4/4.01	2/2.63	2/2.78
HH did not sell any pigs	62	101	4/3.71	4/3.67	2/2.21	2/2.31	4/3.77	4/3.85	4/4.07	4/4.14	4/3.87	4/4.14	2/2.48	3/2.88

^* = p < 0.1; ^** = p < 0.05

^aPerceptions were measured as agreements with given statements according to a Likert-scale with five levels: strongly agree = 5; agree = 4; neither agree nor disagree = 3; Disagree = 2; Strongly disagree = 1. Associations between perceptions and actions were evaluated using the Kruskal Wallis test

^bNumber of respondents

^cMedian/mean

^dASF African swine fever, HH household