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Table 4 Distributions of demographical variables and avian influenza vaccine acceptability among respondents (interviewed in poultry markets or community residents) from Changhwa County in Central Taiwan after Chicken HPAI H5N2 outbreaks (Stage II Survey)

From: Changing risk awareness and personal protection measures for low to high pathogenic avian influenza in live-poultry markets in Taiwan, 2007 to 2012

Variables

 

Two study populations

p-value

Live-poultry market workers

Community residents

N = 73

%

N = 152

%

 

Age (Years)

11–40

18

24.7

106

69.7

<0.001*

 

41–64

46

63.0

41

27.0

 

65

9

12.3

1

3.3

 

Missing

0

 

4

  

Gender

Male

28

38.4

48

36.4

0.78

 

Female

45

61.6

84

63.6

 

Missing

0

 

20

  

Education

Elementary

21

28.8

2

1.4

<0.001*

 

Junior high

16

21.9

11

7.7

 

Senior high

22

30.1

44

31.0

 

College

14

19.2

85

59.9

 

Missing

0

 

10

  

Acceptance of avian influenza vaccinea

Yes

45

61.6

114

75.0

0.04*

  1. In Stage II, the mean, median, and range of age for CRs were 32.2 ± 13.5, 30.0, and 13–73, respectively whereas those for LPMWs were 49.1 ± 14.6, 50.0, and 11–87, respectively. We used a chi-square test for the statistical analyses in Table 4. LPMWs were significantly older than CRs (p < 0.001)
  2. *p-value < 0.05. The data within the percentages of community residents related to the different demographical variables in the Stage II survey served as the reference group in this Table 4
  3. aOur government officials initiated the pilot study of phase 1 H5N1 avian influenza vaccine trial for animal-related workers in 2009. At that time, the acceptance rate was quite low. Therefore, the data of the reported “acceptance of avian influenza vaccine between live-poultry market workers and community residents” were thus compared only after the 2nd survey in Table 4