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. 2020 Aug 10;14(8):e0008540. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008540

Table 2. Raw Fish Consumption Behaviour of Different Groups of Infected Persons in Binyang County.

Feature Eat raw fish Years of raw fish consumption (n, %) Frequency of raw fish consumption(times in the last year) (n, %) Quantity of raw fish consumption(slices per serving) (n, %) Use of anti-parasitic after eating raw fish (n, %) Location of raw fish consumption (n, %)
≤5 6–10 >10 ≤11 12–50 >50 ≤9 10–19 ≥20 No Yes Restaurant Home
Overall (N = 538) 509(94.6) 118(23.2) 89(17.5) 302(59.3) 378(74.3) 107(21.0) 24(4.7) 95(18.7) 123(24.2) 291(57.2) 494(97.1) 15(2.9) 77(15.1) 432(84.9)
Gender
    Male (N = 447) 430(96.2) 91(21.2) 69(16.0) 270(62.8) 303(70.5) 103(24.0) 24(5.6) 51(11.9) 108(25.1) 271(63.0) 415(96.5) 15(3.5) 74(17.2) 356(82.8)
    Female (N = 91) 79(86.8) 27(34.2) 20(25.3) 32(40.5) 75(94.9) 4(5.1) 0(0.0) 44(55.7) 15(19.0) 20(25.3) 79(100.0) 0(0.0) 3(3.8) 76(96.2)
Age group
    0–29 (N = 24) 19(79.2) 14(73.7) 4(21.1) 1(5.3) 17(89.5) 2(10.5) 0(0.0) 6(31.6) 8(42.1) 5(26.3) 19(100.0) 0(0.0) 2(10.5) 17(89.5)
    30–44 (N = 140) 136(97.1) 45(33.1) 36(26.5) 55(40.4) 108(79.4) 21(15.4) 7(5.1) 25(18.4) 41(30.1) 70(51.5) 131(96.3) 5(3.7) 34(25.0) 102(75.0)
    45–59 (N = 227) 218(96.0) 35(16.1) 31(14.2) 152(69.7) 150(68.8) 54(24.8) 14(6.4) 37(17.0) 49(22.5) 132(60.6) 213(97.7) 5(2.3) 31(14.2) 187(85.8)
    >60 (N = 147) 136(92.5) 24(17.6) 18(13.2) 94(69.1) 103(75.7) 30(22.1) 3(2.2) 27(19.9) 25(18.4) 84(61.8) 131(96.3) 5(3.7) 10(7.4) 126(92.6)
Occupation
    Farmer (N = 461) 439(95.2) 87(19.8) 76(17.3) 276(62.9) 322(73.3) 96(21.9) 21(4.8) 78(17.8) 100(22.8) 261(59.5) 426(97.0) 13(3.0) 68(15.5) 371(84.5)
    Others (N = 77) 70(90.9) 31(44.3) 13(18.6) 26(37.1) 56(80.0) 11(15.7) 3(4.3) 17(24.3) 23(32.9) 30(42.9) 68(97.1) 2(2.9) 9(12.9) 61(87.1)
Education
    Primary school or below (N = 197) 180(91.4) 34(18.9) 30(16.7) 116(64.4) 128(71.1) 43(23.9) 9(5.0) 40(22.2) 32(17.8) 108(60.0) 174(96.7) 6(3.3) 24(13.3) 156(86.7)
    Junior high school (N = 266) 257(96.6) 56(21.8) 48(18.7) 153(59.5) 192(74.7) 53(20.6) 12(4.7) 42(16.3) 68(26.5) 147(57.2) 251(97.7) 6(2.3) 36(14.0) 221(86.0)
    Senior high school or above (N = 75) 72(96.0) 28(38.9) 11(15.3) 33(45.8) 58(80.6) 11(15.3) 3(4.2) 13(18.1) 23(31.9) 36(50.0) 69(95.8) 3(4.2) 17(23.6) 55(76.4)
Previous diagnosis with clonorchiasis
    Yes (N = 57) 57(100.0) 5(8.8) 7(12.3) 45(78.9) 35(61.4) 17(29.8) 5(8.8) 7(12.3) 18(31.6) 32(56.1) 52(91.2) 5(8.8) 11(19.3) 46(80.7)
    No (N = 481) 452(94.0) 113(25.0) 82(18.1) 257(56.9) 343(75.9) 90(19.9) 19(4.2) 88(19.5) 105(23.2) 259(57.3) 442(97.8) 10(2.2) 66(14.6) 386(85.4)
Previously use of anti-parasitic
    Yes (N = 50) 50(100.0) 4(8.0) 7(14.0) 39(78.0) 30(60.0) 15(30.0) 5(10.0) 5(10.0) 16(32.0) 29(58.0) 46(92.0) 4(8.0) 10(20.0) 40(80.0)
    No (N = 488) 459(94.1) 114(24.8) 82(17.9) 263(57.3) 348(75.8) 92(20.0) 19(4.1) 90(19.6) 107(23.3) 262(57.1) 448(97.6) 11(2.4) 67(14.6) 392(85.4)
Knowledge of the transmission route of clonorchiasis
    Yes (N = 308) 304(98.7) 70(23.0) 50(16.4) 184(60.5) 220(72.4) 65(21.4) 19(6.3) 45(14.8) 76(25.0) 183(60.2) 291(95.7) 13(4.3) 46(15.1) 258(84.9)
    No (N = 230) 205(89.1) 48(23.4) 39(19.0) 118(57.6) 158(77.1) 42(20.5) 5(2.4) 50(24.4) 47(22.9) 108(52.7) 203(99.0) 2(1.0) 31(15.1) 174(84.9)
Knowledge of potential to cause cancer
    Yes (N = 57) 55(96.5) 12(21.8) 5(9.1) 38(69.1) 39(70.9) 15(27.3) 1(1.8) 9(16.4) 13(23.6) 33(60.0) 52(94.5) 3(5.5) 6(10.9) 49(89.1)
    No (N = 481) 454(94.4) 106(23.3) 84(18.5) 264(58.1) 339(74.7) 92(20.3) 23(5.1) 86(18.9) 110(24.2) 258(56.8) 442(97.4) 12(2.6) 71(15.6) 383(84.4)