Table 2.
Knowledge about avian influenza of the study population
| Yes | No | Do not know | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Definition a (contagious infection caused by virus that can affect all species of birds) | 351 | 52.5 | 318 | 47.5 | 0 | - |
| Modes of transmission | ||||||
| Animal-to-animal | 421 | 61.6 | 0 | - | 262 | 38.4 |
| Animal-to-human | 469 | 68.7 | 0 | - | 214 | 31.3 |
| No human-to-human | 632 | 92.5 | 0 | - | 51 | 7.5 |
| Eating uncooked poultry | 551 | 80.7 | 75 | 11 | 57 | 8.3 |
| Eating uncooked eggs | 513 | 75.1 | 110 | 16.1 | 60 | 8.8 |
| Touching uncooked poultry | 556 | 81.4 | 74 | 10.8 | 53 | 7.8 |
| Touching uncooked eggs | 353 | 51.7 | 177 | 25.9 | 153 | 22.4 |
| Touching uncooked frozen poultry | 137 | 20.1 | 28 | 4.1 | 518 | 75.8 |
| Vehicles of transmission | ||||||
| Poultry | 654 | 95.7 | 0 | - | 29 | 4.3 |
| Birds | 510 | 74.7 | 0 | - | 173 | 25.3 |
| Risk groups | ||||||
| Poultry workers | 601 | 88 | 0 | - | 82 | 12 |
| Butchers | 376 | 55.1 | 0 | - | 307 | 44.9 |
| Hunters | 210 | 30.7 | 0 | - | 473 | 69.3 |
| Veterinarians | 161 | 23.6 | 0 | - | 522 | 76.4 |
| Agree | Uncertain | Disagree | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Use of preventive measures | ||||||
| Preparing raw poultry and other foods using different knifes | 482 | 70.6 | 123 | 18 | 78 | 11.4 |
| Touching raw poultry with gloves | 382 | 55.9 | 191 | 28 | 110 | 16.1 |
| Wash hands with water and soap before and after preparing raw poultry | 302 | 44.2 | 258 | 37.8 | 123 | 18 |
| Cleaning cutting boards after preparing raw poultry | 298 | 43.6 | 221 | 32.4 | 164 | 24 |
| Using gloves and washing hands with soap before and after touching raw poultry meat | 236 | 34.6 | 123 | 18 | 324 | 47.4 |
a The number of participants responding to this question is 669