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Table 5 Pig sales and price indices during EVD outbreak period in Luwero district

From: Knowledge, perceptions and effects of Ebola virus disease outbreak on the pig value chain in the agro-pastoralist district of Luwero, Central Uganda

 

Mean SD (Pigs sold per period)

 

Persons involved in pig sales

Before

During

After

P-value

Farmer N = 142

4 ± 3

3 ± 1

3 ± 2

0.001*

Trader N = 20

4 ± 3

4 ± 2

5 ± 3

0.04*

Pork butchers N = 9

7 ± 3

5 ± 3

6 ± 3

0.03*

Price indices

Estimated average kg SD)

Price per Kg (USD

USD

 

Price

426 + 255

353 + 237

326 + 250

 

Price/kg (US$)

2.5

1.6

1.8

 

Total US$

1065.00**

564.8*

684.00**

 
  1. *Significantly lower during the EVD outbreak (Repeated measures ANOVA, P < 0.05)
  2. **statistically significant when compared before, during, and after EVD outbreak