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

Di Giuseppe et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:36   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-36