Table 2.
Association between Taenia solium seropositivity and predictor variables.
| Variables | Negative (%) | Positive (%) | Chi-square (p value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 209 (95.9) | 9 (4.1) | 2.3467 (0.126) |
| Female | 103 (99.0) | 1 (1.0) | |
| Age group (years) | |||
| Under 20 | 17 (94.4) | 1 (5.6) | 3.7622 (0.584) |
| 20-30 | 54 (98.2) | 1 (1.8) | |
| 31-40 | 99 (98) | 2 (2.0) | |
| 41-50 | 82 (96.5) | 3 (3.5) | |
| 51-60 | 41 (93.2) | 3 (6.8) | |
| 61 and above | 19 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Slaughterhouse worker | 26 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5.2332 (0.155) |
| Farmer | 131 (97.0) | 4 (3.0) | |
| Community members | 97 (94.2) | 6 (5.8) | |
| Pork seller | 58 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Mode of waste disposal | |||
| Collection trucks | 24 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 26.8043 ∗(0.003)+ |
| Community collection point | 44 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Community refuse dump | 51 (96.2) | 2 (3.8) | |
| Dumped into the sea | 47 (97.9) | 1 (2.1) | |
| Household collection to community dumpsite | 9 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Open dumping | 41 (85.4) | 7 (14.6) | |
| Wastes dried and burnt | 39 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Wastes gathered and dried | 57 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Water source used | |||
| Borehole | 26 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10.1931 ∗(0.025)+ |
| Community borehole | 66 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Community standpipe | 152 (93.8) | 10 (6.2) | |
| In-house pipe borne | 68 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Municipality | |||
| AMA | 160 (97.0) | 5 (3.0) | 11.6076 (0.071) |
| Bawku West | 31 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Bolgatanga | 28 (93.3) | 2 (6.7) | |
| Kasena-Nankana East | 23 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| LADMA | 21 (87.5) | 3 (12.5) | |
| LEKMA | 11 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Weija-Gbawe | 38 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Pig management system | |||
| Free-ranged | 92 (96.8) | 3 (3.2) | 0.0424 (0.837) |
| Confined | 39 (97.5) | 1 (2.5) |
∗Significant at p < 0.05; +Fisher's exact p values (some cell frequencies < 5).