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Table 2 Knowledge towards cystic echinococcosis of participants in different people in study areas

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to cystic echinococcosis endemicity in Pakistan

Variable

Characteristics

Response

heard about zoonosis

heard about CE

seen hydatid disease in animal organ

seen hydatid disease in man

aware of the threats of contaminated food

Yes (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Gender

Male

80 (30.65)

181 (69.34)

11 (4.21)

250 (95.78)

23 (8.81)

238 (91.18)

5 (1.91)

256 (98.08)

137 (52.49)

124 (47.50)

Female

11 (39.28)

17 (60.71)

1 (3.57)

27 (96.42)

1 (3.57)

27 (96.42)

0 (0.00)

28 (100)

11 (39.28)

17 (60.71)

Statistics

χ2 = 0.51 P < 0.47

χ2 = 1.99 e-28 P < 1.00

χ2 = 0.35 P < 0.552

χ2 = 1.46 P < 0.48

χ2 = 1.27 P < 0.258

Age

15 – 35

53 (32.31)

111 (67.68)

5 (3.04)

159 (96.95)

10 (6.09)

154 (93.90)

3 (1.82)

161 (98.17)

92 (56.09)

72 (43.90)

36 – 56

32 (30.47)

73 (69.52)

7 (6.66)

98 (93.33)

13 (12.38)

92 (87.61)

2 (1.90)

103 (98.09)

48 (45.71)

57 (54.28)

57 – 77

6 (30.00)

14 (70.00)

0 (0.00)

20 (100.00)

1 (5.00)

19 (95.00)

0 (0.00)

20 (100.00)

07 (35.00)

13 (65.00)

Statistics

χ2 = 0.09 P < 0.952

χ2 = 3.02 P < 0.21

χ2 = 3.73 P < 0.155

χ2 = 3.11 P < 0.54

χ2 = 4.7 P < 0.09

Ethnicity

Punjabi

74 (31.22)

163 (68.77)

9 (3.79)

228 (96.20)

18 (7.59)

219 (92.40)

5 (2.11)

232 (97.89)

114 (48.10)

123 (51.89)

Pathan

9 (30.00)

21 (70.00)

1 (3.33)

29 (96.66)

27 (90.00)

3 (10.00)

0 (0.00)

30 (100.00)

15 (50.00)

15 (50.00)

Others

7 (31.81)

15 (68.18)

1 (4.54)

21 (95.45)

02 (9.09)

20 (90.90)

0 (0.00)

22 (100.00)

17 (77.27)

05 (22.72)

Statistics

χ2 = 0.02 P < 0.98

χ2 = 0.05 P < 0.97

χ2 = 133.68 P < 0.00001

χ2 = 2.98 P < 0.81

χ2 = 6.85 P < 0.03

Education level

No formal education

18 (35.29)

33 (64.70)

3 (5.88)

48 (94.11)

12 (23.52)

39 (76.47)

02 (3.92)

49 (96.07)

28 (54.90)

23 (45.09)

Primary

02 (18.18)

09 (81.81)

1 (9.09)

10 (90.90)

2 (18.18)

9 (81.81)

01 (9.09)

10 (90.90)

05 (45.45)

06 (54.54)

Secondary

20 (21.73)

72 (78.26)

1 (1.08)

91 (98.91)

01 (1.08)

91 (98.91)

00 (0.00)

92 (100)

09 (9.78)

83 (90.21)

Post-Secondary

41 (30.37)

94 (69.62)

7 (5.18)

128 (94.81)

08 (5.92)

127 (94.07)

02 (1.48)

133 (98.51)

106 (78.51)

29 (21.48)

Statistics

χ2 = 4.03 P < 0.25

χ2 = 3.59 P < 0.309

χ2 = 25.14 P < 0.00001

χ2 = 6.61 P < 0.085

χ2 = 103.91 P < 0.00001

Occupation

Butchers

34 (32.38)

71 (67.61)

8 (7.61)

97 (92.38)

9 (8.57)

96 (91.42)

4 (3.80)

101 (96.19)

63 (60.00)

42 (40.00)

Farmers/Livestock Keepers

35 (35.35)

64 (64.64)

0 (0.00)

99 (100.00)

11 (11.11)

88 (88.88)

0 (0.00)

99 (100.00)

26 (26.26)

73 (73.73)

Multiple Professions

22 (25.88)

63 (74.11)

4 (4.71)

81 (95.30)

4 (4.71)

81 (95.29)

1 (1.17)

84 (98.82)

59 (69.41)

26 (30.58)

Statistics

χ2 = 1.96 P < 0.37

χ2 = 7.52 P < 0.02

χ2 = 2.47 P < 0.28

χ2 = 19.34 P < 0.0006

χ2 = 39.18 P < 3.1e-9