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Table 3 Perception related to the CSLPPa among sub-groups of live-poultry workers from Guangdong, China, 2015

From: Attitudes of consumers and live-poultry workers to central slaughtering in controlling H7N9: a cross-sectional study

Questionnaire Items

Yes

N (%)

No

N (%)

Live-poultry traders

 Heard of the Central Slaughtering of Live Poultry Policy (CSLPP)

174 (96.1)

7 (3.9)

 Knew the purpose of the CSLPP (to control avian flu)

166 (95.4)

8 (4.6)

 Drop in trading volume after launch of the CSLPP

153 (87.9)

21 (12.1)

 Rise of expense after launch of the CSLPPb

134 (77.0)

40 (23.0)

 Subsidies given by government

94 (54.0)

80 (46.0)

 Whether subsidies are enough or not

39 (41.9)

54 (58.1)

 Detail of the CSLPP ever explained by market managers

157 (90.2)

17 (9.8)

 Belief in effectiveness of the CSLPP in controlling avian flu

108 (62.1)

66 (37.9)

 Belief in enhancement of environment as a result of the CSLPP

143 (82.2)

31 (17.8)

 Inconvenience to work induced by the CSLPP

121 (69.5)

53 (30.5)

 Convenience to work induced by the CSLPP

49 (28.2)

125 (71.8)

 Acceptability of the policy

66 (37.9)

79 (45.4)

Poultry farm workers

 Heard of the CSLPP

99 (86.8)

15 (13.2)

 Knew the purpose of the CSLPP (to control avian flu)

98 (99.0)

1 (1.0)

 Drop in trading volume after launch of the CSLPPc

60 (60.6)

39 (39.4)

 Detail of the CSLPP ever explained by government workers

76 (76.8)

23 (23.2)

 Belief in effectiveness of the CSLPP in control of avian flu

83 (83.8)

16 (16.2)

 Belief in enhancement of environment as a result of the CSLPP

83 (83.8)

16 (16.2)

 Inconvenience to work induced by CSLPP

24 (24.2)

75 (75.8)

 Convenience to work induced by CSLPP

43 (43.4)

56 (56.6)

 Acceptability of the policy

62 (62.6)

11 (11.1)

  1. a CSLPP Central Slaughtering of Live Poultry Policy
  2. bA total 86.2% of live-poultry traders reported a drop in profit after the launch of the CSLPP (11.5% profit unchanged, 2.3% profit increased)
  3. cA total of 53.5% of poultry farm workers reported a drop in profit after the launch of the CSLPP, but 39.4% reported profit being unchanged