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Table 1 Socio-demographics of the respondents (N = 306)

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to influenza A(H7N9) risk among live poultry traders in Guangzhou City, China

Variables

N

%a

Demographics

  

Gender (Female)

167

54.6

Age group

  

  15-34

87

28.4

  35-54

198

64.7

  ≥55

21

6.9

Education

  

  Illiterate

76

24.8

  Primary

155

50.7

  Secondary or above

75

24.5

Monthly personal income (RMB)

  

  <1000

35

11.4

  1000-3000

174

56.9

  >3000

97

31.7

Years of work in poultry industry

  

  <4

76

24.8

  4-10

154

50.3

  >10

76

24.8

Daily average hours of contact with live poultry

  

  <8

11

3.6

  8-10

163

53.3

  >10

132

43.1

Residential location

  

  Urban

182

59.5

  Rural

124

40.5

Involved poultry slaughtering (Yes)

267

87.3

Information sources and knowledge of H7N9

  

Sources of information

  

  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

  

  1

117

38.2

  2-3

145

41.4

  4 or above

44

14.4

Knowledge items (proportions answering correctly)

  

  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

  

  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

  

Perceived severity of H7N9 compared with SARS

  

  Much less/less

178

58.2

  Almost the same

58

19.0

  More/much more

70

22.9

Perceived personal susceptibility to H7N9 infection

  

  Very unlikely/unlikely

191

62.4

  Neutral

45

14.7

  Likely/very likely

70

22.9

Agree/strongly agree in:

  

  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

  

  No

129

42.2

  Unsure

48

15.7

  Yes

129

42.2

Willing to receive free H7N9 vaccine if available (n = 177)c

  

  No

88

49.7

Unsure

33

18.6

  Yes

56

31.6

Agree/strongly agree with:

  

  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

  1. aMay not add up to 100% due to rounding.
  2. bEpidemiological evidence at the time of the survey suggested H7N9 is not transmissible between humans.
  3. cThe question was only asked for respondents who reported "unsure" or "not willing" to accept H7N9 vaccine if one is available.
  4. dThe question was only asked for respondents who reported "somewhat agree" or "agree/strongly agree" to the implementation of regular market rest days in LPM.
  5. eThe question was only asked for respondents who reported "somewhat agree" or "agree/strongly agree" to the implementation of cleaning and disinfecting the premises, cages and other instruments of the stalls during market rest days.