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Table 1 Farmers’ socio-demographic characteristics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

From: Antimicrobial usage in cattle and poultry production in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: pattern and quantity

Variable

Number of farmer categories, n (%)

 

Cattle (65)

Poultry (51)

Overall (116)

Confidence interval (95%)

Gender

M

42(64.6)

27(52.9)

69(59.5)

50.4,67.9

F

23(35.4)

24(47.1)

47(40.5)

32.0,49.6

Age (years)

27–36

2(3.1)

11(21.6)

13(11.2)

6.7,18.2

37–46

10(15.4)

7(13.7)

17(14.7)

9.4,22.2

47–56

17(26.2)

14(27.4)

31(26.7)

19.5,35.4

57–66

19 (29.2)

14(27.4)

33(28.4)

21.0,37.3

67–76

17(26.2)

5(9.8)

22(19.0)

12.9,27.1

Education

Informal

1(1.5)

2(3.9)

3(2.6)

0.9,7.3

Primary

21(32.3)

17(33.3)

38(32.8)

24.9,41.7

Secondary

19(29.2)

15(29.4)

34(29.3)

21.8,38.2

Tertiary

24(36.9)

17(33.3)

41(35.3)

27.2,44.4

Main occupation of respondent

Livestock

44(67.7)

38(74.5)

82(70.7)

61.9,78.2

Others

21(32.3)

13(25.5)

34(29.3)

21.8,38.2

Experience in livestock rearing (years)

≤ 6

31(47.7)

13(25.5)

44(37.9)

29.6,47.0

>  6

34(52.3)

38(74.5)

72(62.1))

52.9,70.4