Research Article

Antimicrobial Usage by Small-Scale Commercial Poultry Farmers in Mid-Western District of Masindi Uganda: Patterns, Public Health Implications, and Antimicrobial Resistance of E. coli

Table 1

Characteristics of respondents.

CharacteristicsFrequency/numbersPercentage95% CI

(a) Gender
 Males10172.163.9–79.4
 Females3927.920.6–36.1
(b) Level of education
 None117.94.0–13.6
 Primary3323.616.8–31.5
 Secondary9567.959.5–75.5
 Tertiary10.70.02–3.9
(c) Age group (years)
 >19128.64.5–14.5
 20–305942.133.9–50.8
 31–506848.640.0–57.2
 >5010.70.02–3.9
(d) Experience in poultry farming (years)
 <5 years42.90.78–7.2
 5–10 years3525.018.1–33.0
 >10 years10172.163.9–79.4