Table 2.
Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics of 3,554 individuals eligible for follow-up consenting to the serological component of a study conducted in 60 villages of Burkina Faso, who did (n = 2,211) and did not (n = 1,343) have samples obtained both at the baseline and pre-randomization 18-month follow-up visits
| Both sera | Difference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Categories | No | Yes | % (95% CI) | ||
| Ag-ELISA | Positive | 42 | 67 | (61.5%) | −0.8% | (−10.0; 8.5%) |
| Negative | 1,301 | 2,144 | (62.2%) | – | – | |
| Province (0 missing) | Boulkiemde | 655 | 1,128 | (63.3%) | – | – |
| Nayala | 147 | 434 | (74.7%) | 11.4% | (7.3; 15.6%)* | |
| Sanguie | 541 | 649 | (54.5%) | −8.7% | (−12.3;−5.1%)* | |
| Age (years) (42 missing) | 6–17 | 469 | 700 | (59.9%) | – | – |
| 18–30 | 308 | 359 | (53.8%) | −6.1% | (−10.8;−1.3%)* | |
| 31–40 | 176 | 371 | (67.8%) | 7.9% | (3.1; 12.8%)* | |
| > 40 | 366 | 763 | (67.6%) | 7.7% | (3.8; 11.6%)* | |
| Gender (28 missing) | Female | 692 | 1,232 | (64.0%) | – | – |
| Male | 635 | 967 | (60.4%) | −3.7% | (−6.9; 0.5%)* | |
| School attendance (30 missing) | No | 918 | 1,532 | (62.5%) | – | – |
| Yes | 408 | 666 | (62.0%) | −0.5% | (−4.0; 3.0%) | |
| Ever had pigs (31 missing) | No | 935 | 1,414 | (60.2%) | – | – |
| Yes | 390 | 784 | (66.8%) | 6.6% | (3.2; 9.9%)* | |
| Eating pork now (32 missing) | No | 423 | 660 | (60.9%) | – | – |
| Yes | 901 | 1,538 | (63.1%) | 2.1% | (−1.4; 5.6%) | |
| Pork eating history (31 missing) | Never | 333 | 510 | (60.5%) | – | – |
| Now | 901 | 1,538 | (63.1%) | 2.6% | (−1.3; 6.4%) | |
| In the past | 91 | 150 | (62.2%) | 1.7% | (−5.2; 8.7%) | |
| Concession type (0 missing) | Sow | 155 | 331 | (68.1%) | – | – |
| Piglet | 492 | 850 | (63.3%) | −4.8% | (−9.6; 0.1%) | |
| Any | 696 | 1,030 | (59.7%) | −8.4% | (−13.2;−3.7%)* | |
| HH owns pigs (32 missing) | No | 370 | 558 | (60.1%) | – | – |
| Yes | 955 | 1,639 | (63.2%) | 3.1% | (−0.6; 6.7%) | |
| Where pork is eaten (0 missing | At home | 429 | 806 | (65.3%) | – | – |
| Other concession | 161 | 261 | (61.8%) | −3.4% | (−8.8; 1.9%) | |
| Village market | 225 | 353 | (61.1%) | −4.2% | (−9.0; 0.6%) | |
| Other village market | 86 | 118 | (57.8%) | −7.4% | (−14.7;−0.1%) | |
| Told pigs had CC (0 missing) (among those with pigs) | No | 349 | 667 | (65.6%) | – | – |
| Yes | 41 | 117 | (74.1%) | 8.4% | (1.0; 15.8%)* | |
| Use toilet to defecate (31 missing) | No | 1,166 | 1,899 | (62.0%) | – | – |
| Yes | 159 | 299 | (65.3%) | 3.3% | (−1.4; 8.0%) | |
| Access to a latrine (42 missing) | No | 1,171 | 1,911 | (62.0%) | – | – |
| Yes | 149 | 281 | (65.3%) | 3.3% | (−1.5; 8.2%) | |
| HH has a latrine (6 missing) | No | 1,170 | 1,897 | (61.9%) | – | – |
| Yes | 167 | 314 | (65.3%) | 3.4% | (−1.2; 8.0%) | |
| Heard about tapeworm (31 missing) | No | 516 | 834 | (61.8%) | – | – |
| Yes, did not have it | 689 | 1,150 | (62.5%) | 0.8% | (−2.7; 4.2%) | |
| Yes, had it | 120 | 214 | (64.1%) | 2.3% | (−3.5; 8.1%) | |
| Wealth quintile (3 missing) | 0 | 268 | 416 | (60.8%) | – | – |
| 1 | 263 | 454 | (63.3%) | 2.5% | (−2.6; 7.6%) | |
| 2 | 275 | 439 | (61.5%) | 0.7% | (−4.4; 5.8%) | |
| 3 | 280 | 433 | (60.7%) | −0.1% | (−5.2; 5.0%) | |
| 4 | 254 | 469 | (64.9%) | 4.0% | (−1.0; 9.1%) | |
| Occupation (30 missing) | Student/pupil | 292 | 508 | (63.5%) | – | – |
| Farmer | 505 | 798 | (61.2%) | −2.3% | (−6.5; 2.0%) | |
| Housewife/cleaner | 451 | 794 | (63.8%) | 0.3% | (−4.0; 4.5%) | |
| Salaried/commerce/unemployed | 78 | 98 | (55.7%) | −7.8% | (−15.9; 0.2%) | |
CC = cysticercosis; HH = household; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval for the difference in proportions.
*
P < 0.05.