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Table 5 Health seeking and carcass handling practices among respondents (n = 452)

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices on Rift Valley fever among agro pastoral communities in Kongwa and Kilombero districts, Tanzania

Variable

Total

Kongwa

Kilombero

P value

n = 452

n = 237

n = 215

Action taken during early stage of febrile illness

Visit health facility

337 (74.5)

209 (88.2)

128 (59.5)

<0.001

Visit drug shop/store

110 (24.3)

25 (10.5)

85 (39.5)

<0.001

Visit traditional healer

5 (1.1)

3 (1.3)

2 (1.0)

0.77

Practice to dead animal

Slaughter/skin

70 (15.5)

53 (22.4)

17 (7.9)

<0.001

Bury

202 (44.7)

61 (25.7)

141 (65.6)

<0.001

Inform veterinary officer

131 (29.0)

96 (40.5)

35 (16.3)

<0.001

Leave it

49 (10.8)

27 (11.4)

22 (10.2)

0.69

Practice to carcass of suspected animal

Use protective gear

110 (24.3)

60 (25.3)

50 (23.3)

0.62

Use bear hands

180 (39.8)

95 (40.1)

85 (39.6)

0.91

Never handled

81 (17.9)

48 (20.3)

33 (15.3)

0.17

Sticks/piece of wood

50 (11.1)

22 (9.3)

28 (13.0)

0.24

Rope/hoe

31 (6.9)

12 (5.1)

19 (8.8)

0.04