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Table 1 Total number of respondents for each covariate level and total number positive for circulating Taenia solium cysticercus antibodies

From: Spatial distribution and risk factors for human cysticercosis in Colombia

Covariate

Level

Number (%) of respondents

Total number (%; 95% CI) of positive respondents

Sociodemographic characteristics

 Sex

Male

9227 (31.54)

809 (8.77; 8.20–9.36)

Female

20,026 (68.46)

1967 (9.82; 9.41–10.20)

 Age groups (years)

2–10

972 (3.32)

76 (7.82; 6.21–9.69)

11–20

3583 (12.25)

337 (9.41; 8.47–10.4)

21–30

6558 (22.42)

641 (9.78; 9.07–10.50)

31–40

6359 (21.74)

617 (9.70; 8.99–10.50)

41–50

5927 (20.26)

578 (9.76; 9.01–10.50)

51–60

4398 (15.03)

409 (9.30; 8.46–10.20)

61–64

1456 (4.98)

117 (8.04; 6.70–9.56)

 Residence

Rural

6455 (22.07)

764 (11.80; 11.00–12.60)

Urban

22,798 (77.93)

2011 (8.83; 8.46–9.20)

 Education level

Education higher than secondary

3862 (13.20)

296 (7.67; 6.85–8.55)

Partial/complete secondary education

13,405 (45.82)

1190 (8.88; 8.40–9.37)

Partial/complete primary education

10,615 (36.29)

1113 (10.5; 9.91–11.10)

No education

1371 (4.69)

176 (12.8; 11.10–14.70)

 Occupation

Other occupations

844 (6.17)

125 (6.93; 5.80–8.20)

Self-employed

4340 (14.84)

325 (7.49; 6.72–8.31)

Employee

4367 (14.93)

374 (8.56; 7.75–9.43)

Farm coordinator

135 (0.46)

12 (8.89; 4.68–15.00)

Farm labourer

720 (2.46)

65 (9.03; 7.04–11.40)

Student

3538 (12.09)

322 (9.10; 8.18–10.10)

Housewife/houseman

13,005 (44.46)

1313 (10.1; 9.58–10.6)

Businessman

499 (1.71)

53 (10.6; 8.06–13.7)

Farm owner

1805 (2.89)

186 (22.00; 19.30–25.00)

 Socioeconomic status (stratum)

 ≥ 4

581 (1.99)

26 (4.48; 2.94–6.49)

3

3743 (12.80)

176 (4.70; 4.05–5.43)

2

10,166 (34.75)

706 (6.95; 6.46–7.46)

1

14,465 (49.45)

1715 (11.90; 11.30–12.40)

Displaced people

298 (1.02)

152 (51.00; 45.20–56.80)

Eating habits

 Pork consumption & cooking level

No consumption

3328 (11.38)

416 (12.50; 11.40–13.70)

Well cooked; < once per month

12,744 (43.56)

1203 (9.44; 8.94–9.96)

Well cooked; once per month

5789 (19.79)

561 (9.69; 8.94–10.5)

Well cooked; once per week

3419 (11.69)

293 (8.57; 7.65–9.56)

Well cooked; > once per week

1549 (5.29)

127 (8.20; 6.88–9.68)

Partially cooked/raw; < once per month

1320 (4.51)

96 (7.27; 5.93–8.81)

Partially cooked/raw; once per month

436 (1.49)

32 (7.34; 5.07–10.2)

Partially cooked/raw; once per week

410 (1.40)

26 (6.33; 4.17–9.13)

Partially cooked/raw; > once per week

265 (0.91)

21 (7.92; 4.97–11.9)

 Water source

Well/ cistern

2738 (9.36)

190 (6.94; 6.02–7.96)

Aqueduct

19,485 (66.61)

1401 (7.19; 6.83–7.56)

Waterway

4904 (16.77)

564 (11.50; 10.60–12.5)

Other sources

574 (1.96)

132 (23.00; 19.60–26.70)

Rain water

1554 (5.31)

488 (31.40; 29.10–33.70)

Hygiene practices

 Washing vegetables

No consumption

82 (0.28)

8 (9.76; 4.31–18.30)

Always

7304 (24.97)

588 (8.05; 7.43–8.69)

Occasionally

10,664 (36.46)

1461 (13.7; 13.00–14.30)

Never

11,166 (38.17)

718 (6.43; 5.98–6.90)

 Washing hands before a meal

Always

12,925 (44.18)

1171 (9.06; 8.58–9.57)

Occasionally

14,950 (51.11)

1489 (9.96; 9.48–10.40)

Never

1376 (4.70)

115 (8.36; 6.95–9.95)

 Elimination of excreta

Sanitary conditions

20,401 (69.74)

1526 (7.48; 7.12–7.85)

In waterway

543 (1.86)

50 (9.21; 6.91–12.00)

Latrine with well

6403 (21.89)

862 (12.9; 12.1–13.7)

Latrine without well

519 (1.78)

67 (12.9; 10.1–16.1)

Open field

1084 (3.71)

270 (24.9; 22.3–27.5)

Owning animals

 Cattle

Not owning

27,947 (95.54)

2641 (9.45; 9.11–9.80)

Owning

1301 (4.45)

134 (10.3; 8.74–12.1)

 Cats

Not owning

23,590 (80.64)

2208 (9.36; 8.99–9.74)

Owning

5670 (19.38)

567 (10.0; 9.26–10.8)

 Dogs

Not owning

16,194 (55.36)

1349 (8.33; 7.91–8.77)

Owning

13,083 (44.72)

1426 (10.9; 10.4–11.5)

 Birds

Not owning

20,213 (69.10)

1799 (8.90; 8.51–9.30)

Owning

9037 (30.89)

976 (10.80; 10.20–11.50)

 Pigs

Not owing

26,105 (89.24)

2386 (9.14; 8.80–9.50)

Owning ≤ 10 pigs

2705 (9.25)

349 (12.9; 11.70–14.30)

Owning > 10 pigs

460 (1.57)

40 (8.70; 6.28–11.7)

  1. CI Confidence interval