Incidence, Risk Factors, and Epidemiology of Cystic Echinococcosis: A Complex Socioecological Emerging Infectious Disease in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Province of Pakistan
Table 6
Descriptive results of livestock farmer’s practices relevant to CE prevention.
Variables
Category
N
Household area
(1) Urban
44
11.3
(2) Rural
340
87.6
Are you a migrant or a refugee
(1) Yes
16
4.1
(2) No
368
94.8
Number of members of the household
(1) Below 5
26
6.7
(2) 5
33
8.5
(3) Above 5
324
83.5
Do you Keep Dog in House?
(1) Yes
384
100.0
(2) No
00.0
00.0
No. of Dog(s).
(1) 1
347
89.4
(2) More than 1
37
9.5
Living room of the Dog(s)
(1) Inside House
318
82.0
(2) Within the livestock Compound
66
17.0
(3) Any other/Outside home
0.00
0.00
How do you keep the dog(s)?
(1) Free range
272
70.1
(2) Housed
94
24.2
(3) Tied
18
4.6
How do the dogs leave the house premises?
(1) Accompanied
112
28.9
(2) Occasionally accompanied
269
69.3
(3) never accompanied
3.00
8.00
Reason for keeping dogs
(1) Hunting
10
2.6
(2) Watch dog
24
6.2
(3) Companion
8.00
2.1
(4) No specific reason
342
88.1
Approximate ages (months)?
(1) 0-6
12
3.1
(2) 7 -11
348
89.7
(3) >12
24
6.2
Sex of your dog (s)
(1) Male
229
59.0
(2) Female
131
33.8
(3) Both
24
6.2
Are there stray dogs in your community
(1) Yes
384
100.0
(2) No
0.00
0.001
Other species of animals kept
(1) Goats
12
3.1
(2) Sheep
16
4.1
(3) Buffaloes
49
12.6
(4) Cattle
72
18.6
(5) more than one species
235
60.0
Do you have proper drainage system in your area
(1) Yes
187
48.2
(2) No
197
50.8
Do you have proper disposal system for animal wastes
(1) Yes
15
3.9
(2) No
369
95.1
How do you feel the cleanliness in your local environment?
(1) Good
7.00
1.8
(2) OK
94.00
24.2
(3) Bad
277
71.4
(4) Very Good
06
1.5
What kind of wastes do you find in your local environment?
(1) Human feces
00
0.00
(2) Animal feces
76
19.6
(3) Stagnation of wastes
196
50.5
(4) All of these
112
28.9
After cleaning the house, what do you do with waste materials?
(1) Throw on the streets
04
1.0
(2) throw outside the house
346
89.2
(3) Keep it in the dustbin
16
4.1
(4) Keep it in the garden
18
4.6
How the waste materials are collected?
(1) Both disposable and non-disposable wastes are collected in one dustbin
312
80.4
(2) Different dust bins are used to collect disposable and non- disposable wastes
