Table 1 Social demographic characteristics of respondents in four districts
From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to Taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniasis in Tanzania
| Mbulu | Mpwapwa | Rungwe | Mbinga | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| 121 | 122 | 119 | 121 | 483 | ||
| Sex | Male | 56 (46) | 63 (52) | 74 (61) | 59 (50) | 252 (52) |
| Female | 65 (54) | 59 (48) | 47 (39) | 60 (50) | 231 (48) | |
| Age Groups | 18–25 | 24 (20) | 11 (9) | 8 (7) | 10 (8) | 53 (11) |
| 26–35 | 17 (14) | 36 (30) | 17 (14) | 20 (17) | 90 (19) | |
| 36–50 | 46 (38) | 49 (40) | 43 (36) | 44 (37) | 182 (38) | |
| > 50 | 34 (28) | 26 (21) | 53 (44) | 45 (38) | 158 (33) | |
| Period of Residence | Below 1 | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 3 (1) |
| 1–5 | 12 (10) | 5 (4) | 5 (4) | 13 (11) | 35 (7) | |
| 6–10 | 6 (5) | 4 (3) | 2 (2) | 9 (8) | 21 (4) | |
| Above 10 | 40 (33) | 31 (25) | 37 (31) | 37 (31) | 145 (30) | |
| All my life | 61 (50) | 82 (67) | 76 (63) | 60 (50) | 279 (58) | |
| Respondent Education | None | 25 (21) | 13 (11) | 3 (3) | 6 (5) | 47 (10) |
| Primary | 86 (71) | 101 (83) | 102 (84) | 95 (80) | 384 (80) | |
| Secondary | 6 (5) | 7 (6) | 14 (12) | 14 (12) | 41 (9) | |
| College | 4 (3) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 4 (3) | 11 (2) | |
| Main Occupation | Livestock keeping | 117 (97) | 100 (82) | 108 (89) | 99 (83) | 424 (88) |
| Pig farmers | 100/117 (85) | 92/100 (92) | 75/108 (69) | 88/99 (89) | 367/424 (87) | |
| Fishing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Business | 4 (3) | 24 (20) | 9 (7) | 19 (16) | 56 (12) | |
| Other | 4 (3) | 9 (7) | 5 (4) | 7 (6) | 25 (5) | |
| Household Size | One | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 4 (3) | 9 (2) |
| 2–3 | 10 (8) | 8 (7) | 12 (10) | 16 (13) | 46 (10) | |
| 4–5 | 25 (21) | 38 (31) | 43 (36) | 45 (38) | 151 (31) | |
| 6–7 | 26 (22) | 46 (38) | 38 (31) | 41 (35) | 151 (31) | |
| > 7 | 57 (47) | 30 (25) | 26 (22) | 13 (11) | 126 (26) | |
| Major Problems in the village | Roads | 23 (19) | 23 (19) | 68 (56) | 26 (22) | 140 (29) |
| Water | 37 (31) | 73 (60) | 20 (17) | 65 (55) | 195 (40) | |
| Electricity | 55 (46) | 31 (25) | 53 (44) | 40 (34) | 179 (37) | |
| Dispensaries/Health centres | 6 (5) | 10 (8) | 8 (7) | 18 (15) | 42 (9) | |
| Education | 1 (1) | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 5 (1) | |
| Animal diseases | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | |
| Leadership | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | |
| No problems | 7 (6) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 9 (2) | |