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Table 1 Cohabitation with animals by household occupation (n = 1,497)

From: Cohabitation with farm animals in urban households with and without occupational farm work: associations between participation in educational activities and good hygiene practices in at-risk households cohabiting with farm animals

 

All (n = 1,497) %

Agriculture farm work (n = 422) %

Government workers (n = 330) %

Workers (factory works, manufacturing, labourers and merchants) (n = 338) %

Others (n = 222) %

Chickens

 0

39.5

25.8

43.3***

50.9***

42.3***

 1–9

28.6

39.3

18.8

26.6

25.7

 >10

31.9

34.8

37.8

22.5

32.0

Ducks

 0

60.2

49.8

59.4*

67.8***

69.8***

 1–9

23.9

30.1

23.9

20.1

18.0

 >10

15.9

20.1

16.7

12.1

12.2

Cattle

 0

86.4

72.0

93.0***

94.4***

91.4***

 >1

13.6

28.0

7.0

5.6

8.6

Buffaloes

 0

92.7

82.7

97.0***

98.8***

95.9***

 >1

7.3

17.3

3.0

1.2

4.1

Dogs

 0

59.7

49.8

65.5***

63.0***

64.4***

 >1

40.3

50.3

34.5

37.0

35.6

  1. Chi-square test compared with distributions in households with agriculture farm work as the main occupation
  2. * P < 0.05, *** P < 0.001