Table 1.
Demographics of butchers working at dog slaughterhouses in Vietnam (N = 406)
| Characteristics | Number of butchers (%) | Total n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||
| Sex | 215 (53.0) | 191 (47.0) | 406 (100) | |
| Age | ||||
| < 35 | 94 (23.2) | 75 (18.4) | 169 (41.6) | |
| 35–44 | 60 (14.8) | 64 (15.8) | 124 (30.6) | |
| ≥ 45 | 61 (15.0) | 52 (12.8) | 113 (27.8) | |
| Education background | ||||
| Primary school | 31 (7.6) | 32 (7.9) | 63 (15.5) | |
| Secondary school | 123 (30.3) | 98 (24.2) | 221 (54.5) | |
| High school | 52 (12.8) | 48 (11.8) | 100 (24.6) | |
| College/University | 9 (2.2) | 13 (3.2) | 22 (5.4) | |
| Period of employment (years) | ||||
| < 5 | 103 (25.4) | 91 (22.4) | 194 (47.8) | |
| 5–10 | 78 (18.9) | 71 (17.8) | 149 (36.7) | |
| > 10 | 34 (8.4) | 29 (7.1) | 63 (15.5) | |
| Vaccination history | ||||
| Unvaccinated | 193 (47.6) | 180 (44.3) | 373 (91.9) | |
| Vaccinated | 22 (5.4) | 11 (2.7) | 33 (8.1) | |
| Cell culture derived | 16 (3.9) | 10 (2.5) | 26 (6.4) | |
| Fuenzalida | 6 (1.5) | 1 (0.2) | 7 (1.7) | |