Table 2 Poultry practices in Laos in 2007
| Â | Urban* 164 (15%) | Semi-U* 364 (33%) | Rural* 570 (52%) | p | Total 1098 | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keep Poultry | 50.6% | 55.4% | 64% | 0.002 | 59.2% | 56-62 |
Mean number of hens | 5.1 +/- 12.3 | 5.49 +/- 14.4 | 6.5 +/- 14.1 | 0.38 | 5.9 +/- 13.9 | 5-7 |
Mean number of ducks | 2.7 +/- 5.3 | 4.7 +/- 22.1 | 3.8 +/- 8.1 | < 0.000 | 3.9 +/- 13. | 2-3 |
Poultry deaths (n = 207) | ||||||
At least one in the last 2 months** | 14% | 19.7% | 19.6% | 0.23 | 18.8% | 16-21 |
-Mean number of deaths£ | 2.4 +/- 10.4 | 4.3 +/- 14.5 | 5.1 +/- 15.8 | 0.11 | 4.4 +/- 14.7 | 4-5 |
-Estimated lossμ | 1.6-8 | 5.6-11.5 | 7.6-12.9 | 0.11 | 3.5-5.3 |  |
Attitudes facing poultry deaths | ||||||
-Bury | 91.3% | 79.1% | 91% | 0.05 | 86.9% | 81-91 |
-Throw out | 0 | 1.3% | 8% | 0.06 | 4.8% | 2-8 |
-Eat | 8.7% | 8.3% | 2.6% | 0.18 | 5.3% | 2-9 |
-Sell | 0 | 0 | 0.8% | 0.65 | 0.4% | 0.01-2 |
-Report to authorities | 0 | 0 | 0 | Â | 0 | Â |
Poultry raising habits (n = 613) | ||||||
-Henhouse | 1.2% | 8.3% | 7% | 0.09 | 6.6% | 4-8 |
-Inside the house | 3.7% | 0.5% | 0 | 0.001 | 0.6% | 0.17-1.6 |
- < 5 meters from house | 71.2% | 52.3% | 50.2% | 0.003 | 53.6% | 49-57 |
- > 5 meters from house | 18.7% | 30.8% | 33.3% | 0.04 | 30.6% | 27-34 |
No immunization££ | 96.3% | 94.7% | 92.9% | 0.2 | 94.0 | 92-95 |