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Table 3 General description of household data

From: The epidemiology of porcine Taenia solium cysticercosis in communities of the Central Highlands in Vietnam

Characteristic

Frequency

Percentage (95% CI)

Number of households

408

–

District

 M'Drak

203

50 (45–55)

 Buon Don

135

33 (28–38)

 Krong Nang

70

17 (14–21)

Presence of pit latrine

 Yes

266

65 (60–70)

 No

142

35 (30–40)

Presence of pigsty

 Yes

311

76 (72–80)

 No

97

24 (20–28)

Are pigs permitted to roam freely?

 Yes

172

42 (37–47)

 No

236

58 (53–63)

Source of water for pigs

 Pipe/well/rain water

379

93 (90–95)

 Lake/stream/pond

29

7.0 (4.9–10)

Owning dogs

 Yes

259

63 (59–68)

 No

149

37 (32–41)

Household observing proglottids in dog faeces

 Yes

113

44 (37–50)

 No

146

56 (50–62)

Faeces of dogs treated

 Yes

3

1.1 (0.3–4.6)

 No

256

99 (96–99)

Site of dog defecation

 Inside compound

192

74 (68–79)

 Outside compound

67

26 (21–32)