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 4
Public health preventive measures that prevent zoonotic transmission of bird flu.
| | Variable | Frequency (%), | | Yes | No | Total |
| | Hand washing with antiseptic | | | | | Before entering pen | 104 (44.8) | 128 (55.2) | 232 (100.0) | | Coming out of pen | 132 (56.9) | 100 (43.1) | 232 (100.0) | | Disinfection of clothing | | | | | On entering pen | 62 (26.7) | 170 (73.3) | 232 (100.0) | | On leaving farm | 82 (35.3) | 150 (64.7) | 232 (100.0) | | Hand washing with antiseptic after touching birds | 137 (59.1) | 95 (40.9) | 232 (100.0) | | Covering of mouth on coughing/sneezing | 200 (86.2) | 32 (13.8) | 232 (100.0) | | Use of face mask while in the pen | 55 (23.7) | 177 (76.3) | 232 (100.0) | | Can bird flu be prevented | 201 (86.6) | 31 (13.4) | 232 (100.0) | | Vaccination of birds | 187 (80.6) | 45 (19.4) | 232 (100.0) | | Vaccination of humans | 109 (47.0) | 123 (53.0) | 232 (100.0) | | Training of workers on prevention | 74 (31.9) | 158 (68.1) | 232 (100.0) |
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Multiple response, : number of respondents, %: percentage.
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