Table 4.
Variables with Respective Response | N (%) | Sex | Age | Education Level | Experience in Farming | ||||
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Χ2 | p-Value | Χ2 | p-Value | Χ2 | p-Value | Χ2 | p-Value | ||
Farming of poultry/domestic pig must be accompanied by antimicrobial use (True) | 67(59.3) | 1.32 | 0.25 | 2.43 | 0.29 | 3.92 | 0.27 | 2.20 | 0.16 |
Farmers who use antimicrobial are very knowledgeable on how to administer them (False) | 71(62.8) | 2.01 | 0.98 | 6.56 | 0.04 * | 3.40 | 0.93 | 2.45 | 0.12 |
Antimicrobial usage in domestic pigs/poultry farming may be risky to human health (True) | 75(66.4) | 0.54 | 0.46 | 1.18 | 0.55 | 6.73 | 0.08 | 3.14 | 0.71 |
Antimicrobials are used to prevent diseases in poultry/domestic pigs (True) | 110(97.3) | 2.82 | 0.09 | 4.49 | 0.11 | 3.86 | 0.83 | 3.11 | 0.74 |
Animal deaths are highly reduced through the use of antimicrobials (True) | 88(77.9) | 1.92 | 0.17 | 1.72 | 0.42 | 2.12 | 0.55 | 1.87 | 0.17 |
It is possible to reduce antimicrobial use in animal farming and yet achieve maximum production (True) | 60(53.1) | 1.15 | 0.9 | 1.57 | 0.75 | 13.03 | 0.01 * | 2.02 | 0.89 |
Some drugs are not effective to treat particular infection(s) (True) | 93(82.3) | 2.05 | 0.83 | 3.46 | 0.79 | 5.87 | 0.12 | 6.97 | 0.03 * |
Seasons when experiencing most disease occurrence (Rainy season) | 49(43.4) | 2.53 | 0.77 | 2.72 | 0.77 | 5.81 | 0.45 | 3.57 | 0.75 |
* Significant p value < 0.05; Χ2 = Chi square test.