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Table 3 Reported occurrence of taeniosis: questionnaire studies in Ethiopia

From: Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in southern and eastern Africa

Town

Study period

People interviewed

People reporting infection

Prevalence (%)

95% CI

Reference

Awassa

10/2005-4/2006

120

77

64.2 (54.9–72.7)

[44]

Soddo

11/2007-4/2008

79

40

50.6 (39.1–62.1)

[45]

Jimma

11/2008-3/2009

60

34

56.7 (43.2–69.4)

[46]

Yirgalem

11/2009-3/2011

170

119

70.0 (62.5–76.8)

[47]

Sebeta, Tulu Bolo, Weliso

na

392

na

55.1 (na)

[48]

Harar

na

300

182

60.7 (54.9–66.2)

[16]

Adama

11/2013-4/2014

200

91

45.5 (38.5–52.7)

[15]

Batu

12/2014-4/2015

100

59

59.0 (48.7–68.7)

[49]

  1. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; na, not available