Table 2 Knowledge associated with AI among residents in Shenzhen and rural villagers in Xiuning, China
Variables | Residents in Shenzhen (n = 1,826), No. (%) | Villagers in Xiuning (n = 2,572), No. (%) | Pvalue* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Yes | No | Unknown | Yes | No | Unknown | Â |
Human AI is an infectious disease | 1,352 (74) | 149 (8) | 325 (18) | 1,903 (74) | 52 (2) | 617 (24) | < 0.001 |
Humans can be infected with AI virus from poultry | 729 (40) | 362 (20) | 735 (40) | 804 (31) | 301 (12) | 1,467 (57) | < 0.001 |
Human infection with AI virus can be prevented | 1,432 (78) | 44 (2) | 350 (19) | 1491 (58) | 41 (2) | 1,040 (40) | < 0.001 |
Humans may not fully recover from infection with AI virus after treatment | 80 (4) | 1,073 (59) | 673 (37) | 166 (6) | 1,102(43) | 1,304 (51) | < 0.001 |
Human infection with AI virus is associated with hygiene of wet poultry market | 1,472 (81) | 81 (4) | 273 (15) | - | - | - | - |
AI is not the same as fowl plague (Newcastle disease) | - | - | - | 822 (32) | 852 (33) | 898 (35) | - |
Knowledgeable about human AI infection | 1,259 (69) | 567 (31) | 0 (0) | 1,453 (56) | 1,119 (44) | 0 (0) | < 0.001 |