Epidemiological profile of Clonorchis sinensis infection in one community, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China

Table 2 Basic characteristics of 293 participants with C. sinensis infection in this study

Items	Count	Total	Percentage (%)
Sex
Male	165	293	56.31
Female	128	293	43.69
Age
The children	16	293	5.46
The adults	277	293	94.54
Indigenous
Yes	273	293	93.17
No	20	293	6.83
Hearing of clonorchiasis
Yes	212	293	72.35
No	81	293	27.65
Knowing the transmission route of clonorchiasis
Yes	189	293	64.51
No	104	293	35.49
Knowing the harm of clonorchiasis
Yes	131	293	44.71
No	162	293	55.29
Knowing the transmission route and harm of clonorchiasis^#
Yes	129	293	44.03
No	164	293	55.97
Eating raw fish
0 time per year	65	293	22.18
1-4 times per year	110	293	37.54
5 times or above per year	118	293	40.27
Place where eating raw fish occurred more frequently
At restaurants	160	228	70.18
At home	68	228	29.82
Eating undercooked fish
0 time per year	1	293	0.34
1-4 times per year	22	293	7.51
5 times or above per year	270	293	92.15
Preparing cooked and uncooked food separately at home.
Yes	37	293	12.63
No	256	293	87.37

Note: ^# The variable is newly created based on the two questions above, namely knowing the transmission route and knowing the harm.

ISSN: 1756-3305