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Table 5 Proportions of the different variables used to assess level of knowledge on the infection

From: Risk factors, perceptions and practices associated with Taenia solium cysticercosis and its control in the smallholder pig production systems in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

Knowledge variable

Taeniosis, n (%)

Human cysticercosis, n (%)

Porcine cysticercosis, n (%)

How condition clinically manifests

782 (71.4)

56 (5.1)

319 (29.1)

How condition is acquired

780 (71.2)

22 (2.0)

127 (11.6)

Organs affected

683 (62.4)

32 (2.9)

127 (11.6)

Effects of condition

683 (62.4)

56 (5.1)

11 (1.0)

How to control condition

658 (60)

22 (2.0)

38 (3.5)