Research Article

A Preliminary Study on Public Health Implications of Avian Tuberculosis in Selected Districts of the Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Table 2

Summary of the fisher’s exact test results on chicken housing and house cleaning experience of farmers participated in the study and their perception on avian TB and its zoonotic implications.

VariablesCategoriesNumber of farmers participated on the study % (N)Number aware of avian TB in chickens and its zoonotic implications, % (N)Fisher’s exact value

Chicken housingSeparate46.2 (36)14.3 (6)0.616
W-human22 (20)15 (3)
W-shoats2.2 (2)0 (0)
W-cattle2.2 (2)0 (0)
On trees27.5 (25)4 (1)

Chicken house cleaning intervalDaily39.6 (36)13.9 (5)0.715
E-2-3dd24.2 (22)9.1 (2)
Weekly3.3 (3)0 (0)
E-2-3 wks3.3 (3)33.3 (1)
Rarely29.7 (27)7.4 (2)

W = with, E = every, dd = days.