Taenia solium Cysticercosis and Taeniosis Reporting in the Current Medical and Veterinary Diseases Reporting Systems in Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of officer in charges of primary healthcare facilities and meat inspectors.
Variable
Number and percentage (%) of respondents
OsIC
MIs
Region
Manyara
53 (34.4)
38 (34.5)
Dodoma
36 (23.4)
27 (24.5)
Ruvuma
65 (42.2)
45 (40.9)
District
Babati
30 (19.5)
22 (20.0)
Mbulu
23 (14.9)
16 (14.5)
Kongwa
36 (23.4)
27 (24.5)
Mbinga
44 (28.6)
28 (25.5)
Nyasa
21 (13.6)
17 (15.5)
Type of primary health facility
Dispensary
133 (86.4)
NA
Health centres
21 (13.6)
NA
Health facility ownership
NA
Private
36 (23.4)
NA
Public
118 (76.6)
NA
Clinical medical health against other profession
Officers in charge with clinical medical health background
119 (97.3)
NA
Officers in charge with nonclinical medical health background
35 (22.7)
NA
Animal health profession against other professions
