Research Article
Assessment of the Knowledge of Poultry Farmers and Live Poultry
Sellers to Preventive and Control Measures on Bird Flu, Benin City, Nigeria
Table 5
Control measures involving pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical methods.
| | Variable | Frequency (%), | | Yes | No | Total |
| | Use of antiviral drugs | 107 (46.1) | 125 (53.9) | 232 (100.0) | | Use of unorthodox drugs | 68 (29.3) | 164 (70.7) | 232 (100.0) | | Public health information and communication awareness | 205 (88.4) | 27 (11.6) | 232 (100.0) | | Isolation of sick person | 137 (59.1) | 95 (40.9) | 232 (100.0) | | Staying at home to avoid public places | 82 (35.3) | 150 (64.7) | 232 (100.0) | | Wearing protective clothing in public places | 96 (41.4) | 136 (58.6) | 232 (100.0) | | Wearing face mask while handling sick birds | 50 (21.6) | 182 (78.4) | 232 (100.0) | | Wearing hand gloves while handling sick birds | 88 (37.9) | 144 (62.1) | 232 (100.0) | | Disinfection of equipments and contact surfaces | 111 (47.8) | 121 (52.2) | 232 (100.0) |
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: number of respondents, %: percentage.
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