Research Article

Taenia solium Cysticercosis and Taeniosis Reporting in the Current Medical and Veterinary Diseases Reporting Systems in Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Porcine cysticercosis reporting by meat inspectors.

VariableNumber of responses (n)Percentage

Presence of reporting facilitation
Not applicable (excluded from previous responses)21.8
Yes2320.9
No8577.3

Timely report submission
Yes5550.0
No1036.4
Not applicable (excluded from previous responses)1513.6

Presence of porcine cysticercosis-specific reporting format
Yes98.2
No10191.8

Sources of facilitation
Not facilitated8779.1
DLFO2018.2
DLFO and NGOs10.9
Ministry of livestock21.8

Aspects of reporting facilitation
Given stationeries2170.0
Air time bundles13.3
Given motorcycle516.7
Fuel26.7
Given portable computer13.3