Table 2.
Hygiene and zoonotic diseases-related knowledge and practices 1.
| Farmers N (%) | Meat Workers N (%) | Overall N (%) |
p-Value for Difference 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you think promoting proper hand hygiene can prevent infection with zoonotic diseases? | Yes | 150 (91%) | 166 (96.5%) | 316 (93.8%) | 0.03 |
| No | 15 (9%) | 6 (3.5%) | 21 (6.2%) | ||
| Do you think touching sick or dead poultry can cause infection with zoonotic diseases? | Yes | 124 (75.2%) | 140 (81.4%) | 264 (78.3%) | 0.007 |
| No | 37 (22.4%) | 20 (11.6%) | 57 (16.9%) | ||
| Don’t know | 4 (2.4%) | 12 (7%) | 16 (4.8%) | ||
| Do you think increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfection and make sure there is adequate ventilation in shared spaces can prevent infection with zoonotic diseases? | Yes | 158 (95.8%) | 162 (94.2 %) | 320 (95%) | 0.37 |
| No | 2 (1.2%) | 6 (3.5%) | 8 (2.4%) | ||
| Don’t know | 5 (3%) | 4 (2.3%) | 9 (2.6%) | ||
| Do you think personal protective measures when in contact with poultry can prevent infection with zoonotic diseases? | Yes | 132 (80%) | 146 (84.9%) | 278 (82.5%) | 0.06 |
| No | 28 (17%) | 16 (9.3%) | 44 (13%) | ||
| Don’t know | 5 (3%) | 10 (5.8%) | 15 (4.5%) | ||
| How do you wash your hands? | Carefully, without soap | 6 (3.6%) | 32 (18.6%) | 38 (11.3%) | <0.0001 |
| With soap or hand disinfectant | 159 (96.4%) | 140 (81.4%) | 299 (88.7%) | ||
| Did you touch sick or dead poultry with your hands in the last month? | Yes | 105 (64%) | 59 (34%) | 164 (48.8%) | <0.0001 |
| No | 59 (36%) | 113 (66%) | 172 (51.2%) | ||
| Did you take preventive measures when you touched sick or dead poultry? | Yes | 60 (58.8%) | 28 (47.5%) | 88 (54.7%) | 0.16 |
| No | 42 (41.2%) | 31 (52.5%) | 73 (45.3%) | ||
| Have you ever heard about zoonotic diseases? | Yes | 145 (88%) | 139 (80.2%) | 284 (84.3%) | 0.08 |
| No | 20 (12%) | 33 (19.2%) | 53 (15.7%) | ||
| Have you experienced a disease problem regarding chicken health (zoonotic)? | Yes | 11 (6.7%) | 12 (7%) | 23 (6.8%) | 0.91 |
| No | 154 (93.3%) | 160 (93%) | 314 (93.2%) | ||
| How are the remains of slaughter and dead chickens handled? | Burned | 18 (10.9%) | 5 (2.9%) | 23 (6.8%) | <0.0001 |
| Buried | 11 (6.7%) | 28 (16.3%) | 39 (11.6%) | ||
| Fed to pets (dog or cat) | 54 (32.7%) | 23 (13.4%) | 77 (22.9%) | ||
| Released into the wild | 45 (27.3%) | 32 (18.6%) | 77 (22.9%) | ||
| Collected by the municipality | 32 (19.4%) | 77 (44.8%) | 109 (32.3%) | ||
| Other | 5 (3%) | 7 (4%) | 12 (3.5%) |
1 Chi2 test. N, number of respondents.