Table 2 Knowledge of respondents regarding Taenia solium taeniasis, porcine cysticercosis, and human cysticercosis
From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to Taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniasis in Tanzania
| Mbulu | Mpwapwa | Rungwe | Mbinga | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p-value | |
| 121 | 122 | 119 | 121 | 483 | ||
| Correct knowledge regarding pork tapeworm (T. solium taeniasis) | ||||||
| Has heard about the pork tapeworm | 54 (45) | 57 (47) | 63 (53) | 59 (59) | 233 (48) | 0.61 |
| Transmission of the pork tapeworm | 4 (3) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 5 (4) | 13 (3) | 0.55 |
| Health effects on humans | 18 (15) | 26 (21) | 40 (34) | 45 (37) | 129 (28) | < 0.001 |
| Pork tapeworm treatment | 50 (41) | 46 (38) | 53 (45) | 49 (40) | 198 (41) | 0.25 |
| Prevention of pork tapeworm infection | 22 (18) | 21 (17) | 33 (28) | 28 (23) | 104 (22) | 0.08 |
| Correct knowledge regarding porcine cysticercosis (PCC) | ||||||
| Has heard about PCC | 119 (98) | 119 (98) | 107 (90) | 121 (100) | 466 (97) | < 0.001 |
| Transmission of PCC | 70 (58) | 50 (41) | 15 (13) | 32 (26) | 167 (35) | < 0.001 |
| Prevention of PCC | 43 (36) | 90 (74) | 69 (58) | 108 (89) | 218 (45) | < 0.001 |
| Correct knowledge regarding human cysticercosis (HCC) and epilepsy | ||||||
| Has heard about HCC | 5 (4) | 7 (6) | 3 (3) | 14 (12) | 29 (6) | 0.19 |
| Transmission of HCC | 7 (6) | 5 (4) | 2 (2) | 6 (5) | 20 (4) | 0.42 |
| Prevention of HCC | 2 (2) | 7 (6) | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 12 (2) | 0.71 |
| Has heard about human epilepsy | 105 (87) | 118 (97) | 116 (97) | 120 (99) | 459 (95) | < 0.001 |