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 2

Awareness of the sources of transmission of bird flu by poultry farmers and live poultry sellers in Benin City.

Variable Frequency (%),
YesNoTotal

Bird—bird134 (57.3)100 (42.7)234 (100.0)
Bird—man118 (50.4)116 (49.6)234 (100.0)
Man—bird22 (9.4)112 (90.6)234 (100.0)
Man—man34 (14.5)200 (85.5)234 (100.0)
Pig—man25 (10.7)209 (89.3)234 (100.0)
Bird—pig32 (13.7)202 (86.3)234 (100.0)
Bird feces71 (30.3)163 (69.7)234 (100.0)
Handling of eggs62 (26.5)172 (73.5)234 (100.0)
Vehicles40 (17.1)194 (82.9)234 (100.0)
Slaughter surfaces68 (29.1)166 (70.9)234 (100.0)

Multiple response, %: percentage.