Table 1 Access to HeV management plan and HeV-related risk and safety communication to horse owners and/or lay assistants and their reactions according to 200* participants during the winter of 2011. (Phase 2a)
Characteristics | Frequencies (relative frequencies) |
|---|---|
HeV management plan in the practice (n = 195) | |
Yes | 162 (83.1%) |
No | 27 (13.8%) |
Don’t know | 6 (3.1%) |
Are the following information documents available in the practice | |
Information sheet about HeV for horse owners (n = 191) | 112 (58.6%) |
Information sheet about flying foxes for horse owners (n = 191) | 61 (31.9%) |
Provision of HeV risk related education to horse owners if horse is healthy (n = 189) | |
Always or sometimes | 88 (46.6%) |
Rarely or never | 101 (53.5%) |
Provision of HeV risk related education to horse owners if horse is sick (n = 191) | |
Always or sometimes | 166 (87%) |
Rarely or never | 25 (13.1%) |
How often did veterinarians instruct lay assistants of potential risk of exposure to HeV if horse was healthy (n = 186) | |
Always or sometimes | 93 (50%) |
Rarely or never | 93 (50%) |
How often did veterinarians instruct lay assistant of potential risk of exposure to HeV if horse was sick (n = 189) | |
Always or sometimes | 172 (91%) |
Rarely or never | 17 (8.9%) |
Lay assistant’s reaction to risk communication about HeV (n = 133) | |
Receptive comply | 55 (41.4%) |
Unreceptive but comply | 6 (4.5%) |
Denial | 15 (11.3%) |
Fear | 26 (19.5%) |
No lay assistant used | 5 (3.8%) |
Other | 26 (19.5%) |
Lay assistant’s reaction to safety instructions when HeV suspected (n = 124) | |
Receptive/comply | 72 (58.1%) |
Unreceptive but comply | 4 (3.2%) |
Denial | 16 (12%) |
Fear | 12 (9.7%) |
Never had to or help not used | 10 (8.1%) |
Other | 10 (8.1%) |