Variables | N | %a |
---|---|---|
Demographics | Â | Â |
Gender (Female) | 167 | 54.6 |
Age group | Â | Â |
  15-34 | 87 | 28.4 |
  35-54 | 198 | 64.7 |
  ≥55 | 21 | 6.9 |
Education | Â | Â |
  Illiterate | 76 | 24.8 |
  Primary | 155 | 50.7 |
  Secondary or above | 75 | 24.5 |
Monthly personal income (RMB) | Â | Â |
  <1000 | 35 | 11.4 |
  1000-3000 | 174 | 56.9 |
  >3000 | 97 | 31.7 |
Years of work in poultry industry | Â | Â |
  <4 | 76 | 24.8 |
  4-10 | 154 | 50.3 |
  >10 | 76 | 24.8 |
Daily average hours of contact with live poultry | Â | Â |
  <8 | 11 | 3.6 |
  8-10 | 163 | 53.3 |
  >10 | 132 | 43.1 |
Residential location | Â | Â |
  Urban | 182 | 59.5 |
  Rural | 124 | 40.5 |
Involved poultry slaughtering (Yes) | 267 | 87.3 |
Information sources and knowledge of H7N9 | Â | Â |
Sources of information | Â | Â |
  Television | 263 | 86.0 |
Newspaper | 155 | 50.7 |
  Internet | 64 | 20.9 |
  Leaflets/booklets | 59 | 19.3 |
  Radio | 51 | 16.7 |
  Friends/relatives | 50 | 16.3 |
  Doctor | 26 | 8.5 |
Number of information sources | Â | Â |
  1 | 117 | 38.2 |
  2-3 | 145 | 41.4 |
  4 or above | 44 | 14.4 |
Knowledge items (proportions answering correctly) | Â | Â |
  There is no reported H7N9 human cases in Guangdong Province (before June 30, 2013) | 240 | 78.4 |
  Sick or dead birds should be buried or burned | 238 | 77.8 |
  H7N9 is not transmissible from human to humanb | 237 | 77.5 |
  Fever, cough and sore throat are early symptoms of H7N9 infection | 218 | 71.2 |
  Contacts with bird secretions or droppings high risk for H7N9 infection | 141 | 46.1 |
  Human H7N9 vaccine is not yet available | 134 | 43.8 |
Answer correctly in | Â | Â |
  All 6 items | 23 | 7.5 |
  5 items | 91 | 29.7 |
  3-4 items | 157 | 51.3 |
  0-2 items | 55 | 11.4 |
Perception and attitude | Â | Â |
Perceived severity of H7N9 compared with SARS | Â | Â |
  Much less/less | 178 | 58.2 |
  Almost the same | 58 | 19.0 |
  More/much more | 70 | 22.9 |
Perceived personal susceptibility to H7N9 infection | Â | Â |
  Very unlikely/unlikely | 191 | 62.4 |
  Neutral | 45 | 14.7 |
  Likely/very likely | 70 | 22.9 |
Agree/strongly agree in: | Â | Â |
  Confident in protecting myself against avian influenza infection | 229 | 74.8 |
  The government has good control over the epidemic | 244 | 79.7 |
  Being satisfied with the current control measures | 230 | 75.2 |
  Information is disseminated transparently and timely | 267 | 87.3 |
Willing to receive H7N9 vaccine if available | Â | Â |
  No | 129 | 42.2 |
  Unsure | 48 | 15.7 |
  Yes | 129 | 42.2 |
Willing to receive free H7N9 vaccine if available (n = 177)c | Â | Â |
  No | 88 | 49.7 |
Unsure | 33 | 18.6 |
  Yes | 56 | 31.6 |
Agree/strongly agree with: | Â | Â |
  Central slaughtering of poultry | 50 | 16.3 |
Regular market rest days in LPMs | 179 | 58.5 |
  Cleaning and disinfecting the premises, cages and other instruments of the stalls during market rest days (for applicable respondents, n = 222)d | 214 | 96.4 |
  Removing or slaughtering all birds in the stall during market rest days for cleaning and disinfecting (for applicable respondents, n = 219)e | 124 | 56.6 |
  Overnight storage of live poultry less than 10% of ]the daily wholesale volume | 84 | 27.5 |