Table 3.
Number and percentage of respondent’s response to the practice related to antimicrobial use.
Variables with Respective Response | Sex | Age | Education Level | Experience in Farming | |||||
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N (%) | Χ2 | p-Value | Χ2 | p-Value | Χ2 | p-Value | Χ2 | p-Value | |
Ever used antimicrobials (Yes) | 99(87.6) | 1.74 | 0.18 | 2.95 | 0.62 | 9.46 | 0.02 * | 5.40 | 0.02 * |
Frequency of using antimicrobials in animals (Following disease outbreak) |
63(55.8) | 3.07 | 0.22 | 5.84 | 0.21 | 12.65 | 0.04 * | 1.32 | 0.85 |
Methods used in diagnosis of the diseases affecting domestic pigs/poultry (Clinical signs) | 108(95.6) | 3.31 | 0.58 | 2.56 | 0.28 | 2.13 | 0.55 | 4.15 | 0.04 * |
Provider of treatment to animals in your farm (Farmer/ family member) | 85(75.2) | 2.49 | 0.11 | 1.96 | 0.38 | 7.14 | 0.68 | 1.42 | 0.23 |
Time of treatment in domestic pigs and poultry (During disease occurrence) | 70(61.9) | 1.72 | 0.42 | 4.54 | 0.34 | 15.42 | 0.02 * | 6.59 | 0.37 |
Access to veterinary services (Yes) | 95(84.1) | 7.71 | 0.05 * | 3.06 | 0.22 | 4.96 | 0.18 | 10.81 | 0.01 * |
Source of drugs (Veterinary centres) | 101(89.4) | 2.20 | 0.65 | 2.07 | 0.35 | 1.51 | 0.92 | 1.49 | 0.48 |
Possibility of underestimating dose during disease treatment (True) | 71(62.8) | 3.01 | 0.97 | 1.33 | 0.52 | 1.21 | 0.75 | 2.26 | 0.61 |
Stocking of antimicrobials at home (Yes) | 71(62.8) | 2.57 | 0.45 | 3.90 | 0.14 | 1.37 | 0.71 | 2.54 | 0.11 |
Time for drug storage (1-2 months) | 58(51.3) | 2.56 | 0.1 | 1.88 | 0.39 | 1.88 | 0.59 | 4.90 | 0.03 * |
Practicing group/mass treatment in domestic pig/ poultry farming (True) | 100(88.5) | 2.21 | 0.64 | 2.19 | 0.91 | 8.26 | 0.04 * | 16.42 | 0.00 * |
* Significant p value < 0.05; Χ2 = Chi square test.