Abstract:

 Six towns in Fangcheng County, where taeniasis and cysticercosis cases were reported, were selected as the survey spots in 2016, accompanied by employment of towns with intervention (Yangji, Bowang and Dushu towns) or control (Erlangmiao, Yanglou and Xiaoshidian towns). The KAP survey on taeniasis/cysticercosis was carried out in the manner of structured questionnairing, and results were analyzed by sex, age, and occupation using the SPSS 22.0 software. The total awareness rate of taeniasis/cysticercosis knowledge was 0.5% (13/2 399), and there was no statistically significant difference between the intervention (0.6%, 7/1 128) and control towns(0.5%, 6/1 271) (χ2 = 0.65， P > 0.05). The awareness rates in males and females were 1.0% (11/1 179) and 0.2% (2/1 320), respectively (χ2 = 8.30, P < 0.01). Among the five questions in the questionnaire, the question regarding knowledge on the correlation of cysticercus cellulosae-containing pork with diseases had the highest score rate (61.3%, 1 471/2 399), followed by the infection route of taeniasis (1.3%, 32/2 399), common symptoms of cysticercosis (0.8%, 20/2 399) and taenia basic morphology (0.6%, 15/2 399), then the infection route of cysticercosis (0.3%, 7/2 399). The percentage of residents who had eaten cysticercus-containing pork was 7.9% (61/774) in the age group of > 60, significantly higher than that in the group of < 60 (2.2%, 36/1 625) (χ2 = 43.38, P < 0.01). And the percentage of those who once raised pigs was 33.5% (82/245), significantly higher than that of those who did not (0.7%, 15/2 154) (χ2 = 608.97, P < 0.01). The proportion of persons who had an eating habit for uncooked meat or incompletely-cooked meat was 20.3% (488/2 399). Of them 94.9% (463/488) used to taste dumpling stuffing containing raw meat, and the females accounted for 25.3% (334/1 320), significantly more than the males (12.0%, 129/1 079) (χ2 = 67.91, P < 0.01). Only 3.5% (85/2 399) of the residents would completely separate the raw and the cooked meat during cooking.  Tasting dumpling stuffing and mixing the raw and the cooked food together are the main risk behaviors in local residents. It is important to strengthen health education on taeniasis/cysticercosis.

Key words:  Cysticercosis, KAP survey, Taeniasis, Henan Province