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Awareness Level of Pork Consumers towards Human Cysticercosis: A Cross-sectional Study of Chitwan District, Nepal
Volume 10 | Issue 1 | June 2024
AUTHOR(S)
Shekhar Pokhrel

ABSTRACT

Human cysticercosis (HCC) is one of the major public health problemsin developing countries. This study explored the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) related to human cysticercosis transmission, prevention, and control measures among pork consumers in the Chitwan district of Nepal.A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out by face-to-face interviews using structured questionnaires among 400 pork consumersselected randomly from purposively selected meat shops in the Chitwan district. Data was entered in Microsoft Excel version 2019 and the responses for KAP variables were analyzed using descriptive and Chi-square tests in RStudio version 2023.06.0. More than half (51%) of the participants had heard about HCC, 47% knew it was fatal but treatable and only 41% knew it was a preventable disease. Half of the participants had some idea about meat inspection, but only one-fourth thought it was necessary to prevent HCC. More than half of the participants had a misconception that it is safe to consume pork consisting of cysts. Only one-third (33%) of the participants treat water by boiling or filtration before drinking. Knowledge about HCC was associated with education and gender (p < 0.05) but attitude and practice were associated with the socio-economic status and education (p<0.05) of participants. Awareness campaigns focusing on food hygiene and sanitation must be conducted under the One Health approach.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.62418/ijvph.10.1.2024.70-76
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Corresponding author’s email ID: spokhrel@afu.edu.np
Citation: Pokhrel S. Awareness level of pork consumers towards Human Cysticercosis: A cross-sectional study of Chitwan district, Nepal. Indian Journal of Veterinary Public Health. 2024; 10(1): 70-76.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62418/ijvph.10.1.2024.70-76