Table 3 Attitude and practices of respondents towards Taenia solium cysticercosis/taeniasis
From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to Taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniasis in Tanzania
| Â | Mbulu | Mpwapwa | Rungwe | Mbinga | Total | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p-value | |
121 | 122 | 119 | 121 | 483 | Â | |
Attitude related questions (risk perceptions and measures against infected pork) | ||||||
 Do you consider yourself at risk of being infected with tapeworm?—Yes | 11/121 (9) | 29/122 (24) | 13/119 (11) | 25/121 (21) | 78/483 (16) |  < 0.001 |
 Are you at risk of being infected with cysticerci?—Yes | 6/121 (5) | 4/122 (3) | 1/119 (1) | 9/ (7) | 20/483 (4) |  < 0.001 |
 Is it safe to eat pork infected with cysticerci?—No | 44/121 (36) | 30/122 (25) | 53/119 (45) | 14/121 (12) | 141/483 (29) |  < 0.001 |
 Appropriate measures taken for infected pork—Yes | 109/121 (90) | 112/122 (92) | 117/119 (98) | 121/121 (100) | 459/483 (95) |  < 0.001 |
Practices related questions (acceptable preventive practices) | ||||||
 Eats pork | 109/121 (90) | 93/122 (76) | 84/119 (71) | 106/121 (88) | 392/483 (81) |  < 0.001 |
 Pig keeper | 100/121 (83) | 92/122 (75) | 87/119 (73) | 88/121 (73) | 367/483 (76) | 0.24 |
 Pig confinement during farming season | 65/100 (65) | 92/92 (100) | 75/83 (90) | 88/88 (100) | 320/367 (88) |  < 0.001 |
 Pig confinement after harvest | 82/100 (82) | 88/92 (96) | 83/83 (100) | 88/88 (100) | 341/367 (94) |  < 0.001 |
 Free-range pigs are seen as potential cause of infection | 86/121 (71) | 90/100 (90) | 69/87 (79) | 81/88 (92) | 326/396 (82) |  < 0.001 |
 Ever slaughtered a pig in the backyard | 26/121 (21) | 19/122 (16) | 8/119 (7) | 41/121 (34) | 94/483 (19) |  < 0.001 |
 If yes, meat was inspected | 7/26 (27) | 19/19 (100) | 6/8 (75) | 35/41 (85) | 67/94 (71) |  < 0.001 |
 Participant can identify cysticerci | 99/109 (91) | 73/93 (79) | 59/84 (70) | 98/106 (92) | 329/392 (84) |  < 0.001 |
 Always cooks pork properly | 72/104 (69) | 51/81 (63) | 69/81 (85) | 81/99 (82) | 273/365 (75) | 0.002 |
 Always washes vegetables and fruits before eating raw | 112/121 (93) | 119/122 (98) | 114/119 (96) | 120/121 (99) | 465/483 (96) | 0.04 |
 Always washes hands with soap before eating | 68/120 (57) | 87/120 (72) | 47/116 (40) | 49/121 (40) | 251/477 (53) |  < 0.001 |
 Always treats drinking water | 37/121 (31) | 44/122 (36) | 57/119 (48) | 56 /121(46) | 194/483 (40) | 0.02 |
 Always uses toilet/latrine | 117/121 (97) | 122/122 (100) | 118/119 (99) | 121/121 (100) | 478/483 (99) | 0.03 |
 Always washes hands with soap after toilet use | 74/94 (79) | 92/103 (89) | 73/101 (72) | 74/99 (75) | 313/397 (79) | 0.02 |