Table 5 Further information on use reports from Italian speaking regions (ItR-UR) and German speaking cantons (GeC-UR) of the study
Information | ItR-UR (total of 205 ItR-UR, percentages in brackets) | GeC-UR (total of 209 GeC-UR, percentages in brackets) |
|---|---|---|
Data of last use | ||
During last year | 102 (50%) | 119 (57%) |
During last ten years | 29 (14%) | 49 (23%) |
More than 10 years ago | 69 (34%) | 33 (16%) |
Never used, only heard about | 3 (1%) | 8 (4%) |
na | 2 (1%) | |
Frequency of use within the last five years | ||
More than 10 times | 99 (48%) | 78 (37%) |
Between 2 and 9 times | 11 (5%) | 55 (26%) |
Once | 18 (9%) | 17 (8%) |
Never | 75 (37%) | 59 (29%) |
Additional therapies in combination | ||
None | 152 (74%) | 86 (41%) |
Other farmer-administered treatment | 47 (23%) | 98 (47%) |
Treatments by veterinarians | - | 17 (8%) |
na | 6 (3%) | 8 (4%) |
Source of knowledge | ||
Ancestors and relatives | 131 (64%) | 67 (32%) |
Friends | 39 (19%) | 38 (18%) |
Books and Journals | 15 (7%) | 19 (10%) |
Courses and Education | 6 (3%) | 49 (22%) |
Personal experience | 4 (2%) | 34 (16%) |
Veterinaries | 9 (4%) | - |
na | 1 (<1%) | 2 (1%) |
Degree of satisfaction | ||
n° UR for which it was possible to determinate it on a VAS of 100 mm (average in brackets) | 183 (87 mm) | 196 (78 mm) |