Table 3 Knowledgea on taeniasis and porcine cysticercosis among questionnaire respondents from 60 villages in Burkina Faso, 2011–2012
Topic | Knowledge | Overall | Gender | Province | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Boulkiemdé | Sanguié | Nayala | |||
Taeniasis | n = 4 773 | n = 2 205 | n = 2 568 | n = 2 385 | n = 1 589 | n = 799 | |
Has heard of human tapeworm but has never been infected | 53.4 [51.9–54.8] | 53.1 [51.0–55.2] | 53.6 [51.6–55.5] | 50.8 [48.7–52.8] | 57.5 [55.0–60.0] | 52.8 [49.3–56.3] | |
Had a tapeworm infection/saw segments | 9.4 [8.6–10.2] | 10.7 [9.4–12.1] | 8.2 [7.2–9.3] | 12.5 [11.2–13.8] | 3.7 [2.8–4.7] | 11.5 [9.4–13.9] | |
Among those having heard of or having been infected with human tapeworm | n = 2 994 | n = 1 407 | n = 1 587 | n = 1 508 | n = 972 | n = 514 | |
Knowledge on how humans contract a tapeworm infection (eating undercooked pork) | 5.3 [4.5–6.1] | 6.4 [5.2–7.8] | 4.3 [3.3–5.4] | 5.4 [4.3–6.6] | 7.1 [5.6–8.9] | 1.6 [0.7–3.0] | |
Knowledge on how to recognize tapeworm infection (see worm in faeces) | 49.2 [47.4–51.0] | 50.0 [47.3–52.6] | 48.6 [46.1–51.1] | 43.4 [40.9–46.0] | 57.3 [54.1–60.4] | 51.0 [46.6–55.4] | |
Source of knowledge relating to human tapeworm (friend) | 82.1 [80.7–83.5] | 81.9 [79.8–83.9] | 82.3 [80.3–84.1] | 80.0 [77.9–82.0] | 85.0 [82.6–87.2] | 83.1 [79.5–86.2] | |
Porcine cysticercosis | n = 4 773 | n = 2 205 | n = 2 568 | n = 2 385 | n = 1 589 | n = 799 | |
Has heard about/seen pig cysts | 63.4 [62.0–64.8] | 64.7 [62.7–66.7] | 62.3 [60.4–64.1] | 69.9 [68.0–71.7] | 58.8 [56.4–61.3] | 53.2 [49.7–56.7] | |
Among those who have heard about/seen pig cysts | n = 3 026 | n = 1 427 | n = 1 599 | n = 1 666 | n = 935 | n = 425 | |
Knowledge on how a pig acquires cysts (eating human faeces) | 6.2 [5.4–7.1] | 8.7 [7.3–10.3] | 4.0 [3.1–5.1] | 4.4 [3.5–5.5] | 12.0 [10.0–14.2] | 0.7 [0.1–2.0] | |
Knowledge on where to find cysts in a live pig (under the tongue) | 80.2 [78.7–81.6] | 81.9 [79.8–83.9] | 78.7 [76.6–80.7] | 86.3 [84.5–87.9] | 66.7 [63.6–69.8] | 86.1 [82.5–89.3] | |
Source of knowledge on pig cysts (pig seller) | 84.5 [83.1–85.7] | 84.2 [82.2–86.1] | 84.7 [82.8–86.4] | 86.2 [84.4–87.8] | 80.0 [77.3–82.5] | 87.5 [84.0–90.5] | |