Consumer knowledge and practices to pork safety in two Taenia solium cysticercosis endemic districts in Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Table 3 Consumer practices in cooking and consumption of pork in two districts endemic for Taenia solium cysticercosis in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Factor	Number of respondents	Alfred Nzo District	OR Tambo District	χ²	P-value
Where do you keep your pork after slaughter/buying?	302			5.03	0.05
Fridge		151 (85.3%)	117 (93.6%)
Freezer		26 (14.7%)	8 (6.4%)
How do you cook your pork?	334			6.72	0.15
Stew		152 (71.4%)	74 (61.2%)
Braai		51 (23.9%)	44 (36.4%)
Fry in oil or fat		7 (3.3%)	2 (1.7%)
Bake in oven		2 (0.9%)	1 (0.7%)
Other (unspecified)		1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)
How do you prefer to eat your pork?	306			2.62	0.45
Well done		147 (79%)	97 (80.8%)
Medium to well-done		27 (14.5%)	15 (12.5%)
Medium to rare		9 (4.9%)	8 (6.7%)
Rare		3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)
What is the reason you want your pork to be cooked this way?	277			7.54	0.11
Kill gems		77 (47.9%)	44 (37.9%)
Tasty		42 (26.1%)	31 (26.8%)
Stop blood		21 (13%)	28 (24.1%)
Soft		19 (11.8%)	10 (8.6%)
Tender		2 (1.2%)	3 (2.6%)

Note: p < 0.05 denote significant difference in association between the Alfred Nzo and OR Tambo Districts

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