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Table 1 Chi-square and associated p-values for the question evaluated under the grouping of experience of farmer, training in livestock production or level of education

From: Evaluation of the proper use of medication available over the counter by subsistence and emerging farmers in Mbombela Municipality, South Africa

Question

Experience

Training in livestock production

Education

Chi-square

P value

Chi-Square

P value

Chi-square

P value

It is easy to sell animals

10.53

0.015a

0.85

0.357

2.112

0.348

What is your participation in livestock farming

5.622

0.132

11.061

 < 0.001c

1.893

0.388

What happens to animals that die

20.446

0.493

4.434

0.974

20.122

0.69

Do you vaccinate your livestock

7.938

0.243

6.037

0.049d

7.447

0.114

How do you determine weight

8.735

0.462

1.651

0.949

4.579

0.971

How do you decide on the amount of ml to administer

11.939

0.451

18.408

0.018e

21.479

0.161

Duration of treatment

5.012

0.542

5.806

0.214

5.142

0.742

After treatment, can you slaughter immediately to eat the meat

12.318

0.196

1.457

0.692

2.803

0.833

If no how long can you wait to slaughter

39.26

0.326

15.104

0.444

23.259

0.87

Do you own a smart phone

0.691

0.875

0.788

0.375

4.261

0.119

Read on internet for diseases

-

-

1.319

251

8.033

0.018

Cooler Box

4.566

0.206

0.715

0.398

7.342

0.025

Ice Pack

8.15

0.043b

0.025

0.0875

0.136

0.934

Throw in dustbin

10.578

0.014b

0.313

0.576

0.097

0.953

Inject the animal with it

1.993

0.574

0.046

0.83

0.402

0.818

Used until finished

1.614

0.656

0.062

0.803

0.822

0.663

Burn

1.222

0.748

1.938

0.164

1.524

0.467

Throw it in the field

2.266

0.519

0.556

0.456

1.355

0.508

  1. The post-scripts indicate the group demonstrating significance on post-hoc testing
  2. asignificantly No for the 10 to 20 year group and Yes for the 20 to 30 year group
  3. bsignificant for Yes in the 10 to 20 year group
  4. csignificant for Yes for those who received training
  5. dsignificantly No for non-trained and Yes for this who received livestock training
  6. eSignificantly for those without training dosing by category and by weight for those who received livestock training