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 2
Knowledge of officers in charge of primary healthcare facilities on T. solium tapeworm and T. solium cysticerci.
Variable
Participants
Proportions of OICs with respect to:
Awareness to T. solium adult worms
133 (87.5)
Awareness to T. solium cysticerci in pigs
72 (47.5)
Proportions of respondents with ≥50% knowledge scores
OICs with ≥50% scores regarding T. solium tapeworm knowledge
118 (77.8)
OICs with ≥50% scores regarding T. solium cysticerci knowledge
64 (42.1)
Proportions of respondents with<50% knowledge scores
OICs with <50% scores regarding T. solium tapeworm knowledge
33 (21.7)
OICs with <50 scores regarding T. solium cysticerci knowledge
88 (57.9)
Knowledge on the number of hosts involved in the life cycle of the parasite
OICs correctly mentioned the two hosts
86 (56.6)
OICs correctly mentioned one host
45 (29.6)
OICs wrongly mentioned the hosts
21 (13.8)
Knowledge on the means of human infection by T. solium cysticerci
OICs correctly mentioned the means of human infection by the cysticerci
59 (38.8)
OICs mentioned eating food and drinking water contaminated by T. solium eggs
42 (27.6)
OICs mentioned either eating food or drinking water contaminated by T. solium eggs
