Table 2.

Knowledge on CE among study participants in Tibetan townships of Gansu province, 2013.

Items	Frequency	%
1. Do you know echinococcosis disease?
Yes	641	65.9
No	331	34.1
2. Which are the symptoms of echinococcosis?
Don’t know	411	42.3
Asymptomatic abdominal discomfort	320	32.9
Gastrointestinal symptoms	241	24.8
3. Do you know which animals may suffer from hydatid disease?
Sheep	244	25.1
Dog	618	63.6
Horse	125	12.9
Bull	153	15.7
Mouse	7	0.7
Other animals	4	0.4
4. Do you know how humans are infected by hydatid disease?
Through the air	25	2.6
By eating	630	64.8
Through sexual contact	1	0.1
Through blood transfusion	7	0.7
5. Do you know that playing with dogs could make you get infected with hydatid disease?
Yes	464	47.7
No	358	36.8
I don’t know this disease	150	15.4