Variables | n (%) | |
Gender | Male | 62 (58.5) |
Female | 44 (41.5) | |
Age of participants (years) | <20 | 03 (2.8) |
20 - 35 | 46 (43.4) | |
36 - 40 | 29 (27.4) | |
>40 | 28 (26.4) | |
Level of education | Primary | 15 (14.2) |
Secondary | 58 (54.7) | |
Tertiary | 33 (31.1) | |
Main occupation | Poultry farming | 36 (34.0) |
Business | 47 (44.3) | |
Employed | 17 (16.0) | |
Other (student, retired etc.) | 06 (5.7) | |
Type of chicken kept | Broilers | 74 (69.8) |
Layers | 05 (4.7) | |
Village chickens | 11 (10.4) | |
Mixed type | 16 (15.1) | |
Number of chickens kept | 1 - 50 | 22 (20.8) |
51 - 100 | 18 (17.0) | |
101 - 300 | 54 (50.9) | |
>300 | 12 (11.3) | |
Experience in poultry farming (years) | <5 | 33 (31.0) |
5 - 10 | 42 (40.0) | |
>10 | 31 (29.0) |