Skip to main content

Table 2 Commercial poultry farmer antibiotic use knowledge and practices in Chitwan District Nepal, N = 150 farmers

From: Policy implications for awareness gaps in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use among commercial Nepalese poultry producers

Antibiotic Use Characteristic Farmer No. (%)
Use antibiotics to raise their poultry
 Yes 148 (98.6)
 No 1 (0.7)
 Don’t know 1 (0.7)
Used antibiotics in poultry production in past week
 Yes 34 (22.7)
 No 115 (76.6)
 Don’t know 1 (0.7)
Used antibiotics in poultry production in past 3 months
 Yes 104 (69.3)
 No 44 (29.3)
 Don’t know 2 (1.4)
Purposes of antibiotic use
 Disease prevention 87 (58.0)
 Growth promotion 20 (13.3)
 Disease treatment 143 (95.3)
 Don’t know 1 (0.7)
Administration routes of antibiotics
 Feed 46 (30.7)
 Water 141 (94.0)
 Injection 27 (18.0)
Use of veterinary prescription for poultry antibiotics
 Always 102 (68.0)
 Sometimes 44 (29.3)
 Never 3 (2.0)
 Don’t know 1 (0.7)
Knowledge of poultry withdrawal antibiotic period
 Yes 85 (56.7)
 No 65 (43.3)
Knowledge and use withdrawal antibiotic perioda
 Yes 40 (47.6)
 No 44 (52.4)
Who do you consult when poultry are sick?
 Veterinarian 97 (64.6)
 Veterinary technician 36 (24.0)
 Self-treat 15 (10.0)
 Don’t treat 1 (0.7)
 Don’t know 1 (0.7)
  1. a Missing data from one farmer