Challenges in the Diagnosis of Taenia solium Cysticercosis and Taeniosis in Medical and Veterinary Settings in Selected Regions of Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Geographical and professional characteristics of respondents.
Variable
Number (%) of respondents
OICs of PHFs
MIs
Region
Manyara
53 (34.4)
38 (34.5)
Dodoma
36 (23.4)
26 (24.5)
Ruvuma
63 (42.2)
44 (40.9)
District
Babati
30 (19.7)
22 (20.3)
Mbulu
23 (15.1)
16 (14.8)
Kongwa
36 (23.6)
26 (24.1)
Mbinga
42 (27.6)
28 (25.9)
Nyasa
21 (13.8)
16 (14.8)
Type of healthcare facility
Dispensary
131 (86.2)
NA
Health centres
21 (13.8)
NA
Clinical medical health against other profession
OICs with clinical medical health background
118 (77.6)
NA
OICs with nonclinical medical health background
34 (22.4)
NA
Animal health profession against other profession
Animal health
NA
44 (40.7)
Other background
NA
64 (59.3)
Nurses, midwives, medical attendants, and laboratory technicians. Agricultural science (bachelor and diploma), agronomist (bachelor), animal scientists (bachelor and diploma), and agro-mechanisation (diploma). OICs, officers in charge.
