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Table 6 Average proportions of knowledge of the condition by gender, level of education and districts

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

Categories

Taeniosis (%)

Porcine cysticercosis (%)

Human cysticercosis (%)

Gender

 Male

495/745 (66.4)

107/745 (14.4)

29/745 (3.9)

 Female

223/351 (63.5)

18/351 (5.1)

8/351 (2.2)

Level of education

 None

71/114 (62.3)

18/114 (15.8)

4/114 (3.5)

 Primary

344/550 (62.6)

71/550 (12.9)

19/550 (3.5)

 Secondary

224/349 (64.2)

18/349 (5.2)

12/349 (3.4)

 Tertiary

79/83 (95.2)

18/83 (21.7)

2/83 (2.4)

District

 Kamuli

160/400 (40.0)

40/400 (10.0)

6/400 (1.5)

 Masaka

259/324 (79.9)

67/324 (20.7)

16/324 (4.9)

 Mukono

293/372 (78.8)

18/372 (4.8)

15/372 (4.0)