Table 3.
practice levels of respondents (n =200) in relation to Taenia solium transmission and their socio-demographic characteristics as well as behavioural practices
| Variables | Good N (%) | Poor N (%) | Total N (%) | Bivariate p-value | Logistic regression OR; 95% CI; p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age groups (in years) | |||||
| < 20 | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 6 (3.0) | REFERENCE | |
| 20 – 30 | 14 (37.8) | 23 (62.2) | 37 (18.5) | 0.005 | 0.30; 0.05-1.88; 0.201 |
| 31 – 40 | 6 (13.6) | 38 (86.4) | 44 (22.0) | 0.08; 0.01-0.53; 0.009 | |
| ≥41 | 24 (21.2) | 89 (78.8) | 113 (56.5) | 0.13; 0.02-0.78; 0.025 | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 17 (10.8) | 140 (89.1) | 157 (78.5) | 0.000 | REFERENCE |
| Female | 31 (72.1) | 12 (27.9) | 43 (21.5) | 21.27; 9.23-49.04; 0.000 | |
| Education status | |||||
| No formal education | 17 (20.5) | 66 (79.5) | 83 (41.5) | ||
| Primary | 21 (28.0) | 54 (72.0) | 75 (37.5) | 0.543 | NA* |
| Post-primary | 10 (23.8) | 32 (76.2) | 42 (21.0) | ||
| Duration as pig workers/consumers (in years) | |||||
| ≤3 | 16 (47.1) | 18 (52.9) | 34 (17.0) | 0.001 | REFERENCE |
| > 3 | 32 (19.3) | 134 (80.7) | 166 (83.0) | 0.27; 0.12-0.58; 0.001 | |
| Pork consumption | |||||
| Yes | 42 (24.1) | 132 (75.9) | 174 (87.0) | 0.906 | NA* |
| No | 6 (23.1) | 20 (76.9) | 26 (13.0) | ||
| Purchased pork from(**N=174) | |||||
| Abattoir | 27 (57.4) | 20 (42.6) | 47 (27.0) | REFERENCE | |
| Home slaughter | 15 (11.8) | 112 (87.2) | 127 (73.0) | 0.000 | 0.10; 0.05-0.22; 0.000 |
| Toilet use at home | |||||
| Toilet facility | 41 (33.9) | 80 (66.1) | 121 (60.5) | 0.000 | REFERENCE |
| Open field/farmlands | 7 (8.9) | 72 (91.1) | 79 (39.5) | 0.19; 0.08-0.45 | |
| Total | 48 (24.0) | 152 (76.0) | 200 (100.0) |
*
NA: not applicable as p-value at bivariate analysis is more than 10%
**
The respondents (n=26) who were not pork consumers were excluded from the analysis