Table 6 Results for the stakeholder group variable associated with the ratings ‘less important’ and ‘extremely important’ ( p < 0.05) ^a

Hendra virus-related risk awareness and perception

0.026

 Policy developers/implementers

21

6

0

-

1.00

-

-

 Horse industry representatives

4

6

1.56

0.79

4.78

1.11, 22.83

-

 Researchers

8

11

1.50

0.65

4.48

1.33, 16.47

-

 Horse health care providers

1

4

2.30

1.13

9.92

1.49, 113.38

-

 Wildlife health managers

2

4

1.78

0.97

5.95

1.06, 41.56

-

Hendra virus vaccination in horses – process and implementation

0.026

 Policy developers/implementers

25

2

0

-

1.00

-

-

 Horse industry representatives

6

5

2.16

0.91

8.63

1.66, 58.16

-

 Researchers

15

3

0.83

0.91

2.30

0.40, 15.23

-

 Horse health care providers

2

3

2.66

1.13

14.28

1.92, 139.11

-

 Wildlife health managers

4

2

1.74

1.09

5.67

0.71, 47.48

-

Hendra virus vaccination in horses – attitudes/uptake

0.025

 Policy developers/implementers

21

6

0

-

1.00

-

-

 Horse industry representatives

5

5

1.20

0.78

3.31

0.76, 15.10

-

 Researchers

12

7

0.69

0.66

1.98

0.56, 7.22

-

 Horse health care providers

0

5

3.59

1.68

36.38

3.41, 5024.17

-

 Wildlife health managers

4

2

0.61

0.97

1.84

0.27, 10.69

-

Bats/flying foxes – attitudes, awareness

0.0063

 Policy developers/implementers

24

3

0

-

1.00

-

-

 Horse industry representatives

6

4

1.58

0.87

4.85

0.95, 27.37

-

 Researchers

13

6

1.22

0.76

3.37

0.82, 16.21

-

 Horse health care providers

2

3

2.28

1.08

9.80

1.42, 82.61

-

 Wildlife health managers

1

5

3.25

1.15

25.67

3.71, 317.04

-

Responsibility

0.019

 Policy developers/implementers

18

9

0

-

1.00

-

-

 Horse industry representatives

6

4

0.30

0.76

1.35

0.31, 5.67

-

 Researchers

19

0

-2.00

1.53

0.050

0.00038, 0.44

-

 Horse health care providers

4

1

-0.43

1.11

0.65

0.059, 4.22

-

 Wildlife health managers

6

0

-1.90

1.64

0.15

0.0011, 1.51

-