Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding echinococcosis in Xizang Autonomous Region, China

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Table 5 The high awareness rate of echinococcosis-related practices among residents of Xizang Autonomous Region, China, 2018 (N = 840)

Theme	Variables	Number of people surveyed	Number of qualified persons	The qualified awareness rate	χ²	p
Gender	Male	478	223	46.7	0.65	0.42
Gender	Female	362	179	49.4	0.65	0.42
Age (years)	≤20	38	11	28.9	52.72	0.00
	21~30	184	62	33.7
	31~40	256	113	44.1
	41~50	145	90	62.1
	51~60	123	74	60.2
	61~70	76	48	63.2
	>70	18	4	22.2
Education level	Illiterate	378	179	47.4	1.48	0.69
	Primary	351	165	47.0
	Secondary	59	29	49.2
	University	52	29	55.8
Principle occupation	Farmers	415	197	47.5	20.63	0.00
	Herdsmen	274	124	45.3
	Other	50	23	46.0
	Cadres or professional technicians	43	30	69.8
	Workers	30	17	56.7
	Students	28	10	35.7

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