Factors

Responses (%)

Knowledge on T. solium cysticercus (n = 299)

49.8

Yes

50.2

No

Possibility to see cysticercus in live pigs (n = 277)

Yes

31.8

No

68.2

Predilection sites for cysts in live pigs (n = 201)

Under skin

8.5

Under the tongue

44.8

Don’t know

46.8

How human can get tapeworm (n = 198)

Through pork

59.1

Without washing hands

5.6

Contaminated food and water

16.2

Don’t know

9.2

Do you know anything about tapeworm (n = 283)

Yes

35

No

65

How pigs can be infected by T. solium cysticercosis (n = 288)

Human feaces

33.7

Pigs feaces

4.9

From pigs with larva

12.8

Don’t know

48.7

What do you do when your pig is infected with cysticercus (n = 260)

Selling pigs

3.8

Giving the local medicine

12.3

Destroying the larva

8.1

Don’t know

47.3

Other means

28.5

Which methods are used to prevent cysticercosis infection in pigs (n = 280)

Using pigpen

36.4

Local medicine

3.6

Cleaning the environment

30.4

Don’t know

29.6

Have you ever diagnosed cysts in your pigs (n = 285)

Yes

20.7

No

79.3

Did you manage to sell your infected pigs (n = 59)

Yes

35.1

No

64.9

Do you prefer to slaughter pigs at your home (n = 295)

Yes

22.7

No

77.3