Table 2 Awareness rate of echinococcosis-related knowledge among residents of Xizang Autonomous Region, China, 2018 (N = 840)
From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding echinococcosis in Xizang Autonomous Region, China
Theme | Variables | Number of awareness | Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Routes of human infection | Have you ever heard of echinococcosis? | 826 | 98.3 |
Contaminated food by dog manure containing insect eggs can cause disease in humans or livestock | 759 | 90.4 | |
Contaminated water by dog manure containing insect eggs can cause disease in humans or livestock | 745 | 88.7 | |
Cannot be transmitted by human-to-human | 391 | 46.5 | |
Besides dogs, wolves and foxes can also transmit echinococcosis | 586 | 69.8 | |
Routes of dogs infection | Can be transmitted by dog-to-dog | 213 | 25.4 |
Cannot be transmitted by human-to-dog | 422 | 50.2 | |
Dogs are infected by eating the uncooked viscera of sick cattle and sheep | 704 | 83.8 | |
Damage | Damage to human health | 793 | 94.4 |
Cause reduction of cattle and sheep production | 704 | 83.8 | |
Prevention | Expelling parasite for dogs | 651 | 77.5 |
Cannot feed dogs with uncooked viscera of livestock | 722 | 86.0 | |
Handle dog manure (be burned or deeply buried) | 693 | 82.5 | |
Don’t be in close contact with dogs in life (such as kissing or touching) | 690 | 82.1 | |
Wash hands frequently and before meals to develop good personal hygiene habits | 771 | 91.8 |