Table 1.
Comparison of access to animal health services and veterinary drugs in smallholder pig farms in Lira and Mukono districts, Uganda.
| Item | Category | Lira | Mukono | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | % (n) | |||
| Does the farm have access to professional animal health services? 1 | Yes | 59.4 (136) | 94.0 (220) | 0.000 |
| If you have access to animal health services, which ones? (multiple choice) 2 | State or government | 3.7 (5) | 1.4 (3) | n/a |
| Private full time animal health worker | 76.5 (104) | 52.7 (116) | 0.000 | |
| Both state/government and private | 14.7 (20) | 30.0 (65) | 0.001 | |
| Don’t know | 11.8 (16) | 16.8 (37) | 0.193 | |
| If you have access to animal health services, do the animal services include laboratory testing? 2 | Yes | 0.7 (1) | 1.8 (4) | n/a |
| Is the farm involved in a regular animal health service program (all species), e.g., vaccination campaign? 1 | Yes | 45.0 (103) | 17.5 (40) | 0.000 |
| Do you have access to pharmaceuticals/ veterinary drugs? 1 | Yes | 66.8 (153) | 67.9 (159) | 0.794 |
1 Lira n = 229 Mukono n = 234, 2 Lira n = 136 Mukono n = 220. n/a = not applicable, comparative statistic analysis could not be performed.