Knowledge, Attitude, and Beliefs of Communities and Health Staff about Echinococcus granulosus Infection in Selected Pastoral and Agropastoral Regions of Uganda

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics (distribution) of respondents.

Variable	Category	Northeastern		Eastern		Central		Totals
		Number	(%)	Number	(%)	Number	(%)
	Community Respondents	421	34.1	405	32.8	409	33.1	1235
	Health staff	20	26.7	26	34.7	29	38.6	75
Age (years)	Below 18	54	32.1	65	38.7	49	29.2	168
	21 to 40	233	33.5	224	32.2	238	34.2	695
	41 to 60	31	33.6	123	31,5	136	34.9	390
	60 to 80	23	40.4	19	33.3	15	26.3	57
Sex	Male	180	25.0	291	40.4	249	34.6	720
	Female	261	42.2	140	23.7	189	32.0	590
Education level	Informal	291	45.3	167	25.9	185	28.8	643
	Primary	125	24,6	200	39.3	184	36.1	509
	Secondary	20	18.9	36	34.0	50	47.2	106
	Tertiary	5	9.6	28	53.9	19	36.5	52