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Table 2 Eating habits in the three groups

From: Morbidity assessment of Opisthorchis viverrini infection in rural Laos: I. Parasitological, clinical, ultrasonographical and biochemical findings

Eating habit

Group A (n = 40)

Group B (n = 31)

Group C (n = 18)

Type of food consumed

A/B/C/D (%)

A/B/C/D (%)

A/B/C/D (%)

 Fish from pond or paddy field

0.0/5.0/27.5/67.5

0.0/35.5/35.5/29.9

0.0/28.0/11.0/61.0

 Snail from pond or paddy field

7.5/72.5/17.5/2.5

10.0/80.0/10.0/0.0

44.0/56.0/0.0/0.0

 Shrimp from pond or paddy field

32.5/67.5/0.0/0.0

19.0/68.0/10.0/3.0

17.0/78.0/6.0/0.0

 Frog from pond or paddy field

5.0/55.5/25.0/15.0

3.0/58.0/35.5/3.5

28.0/67.0/0.0/0.0

 Beef

0.0/80.0/12.5/7.5

0.0/59.0/45.0/0.0

0.0/17.0/39.0/44.0

 Pork

2.5/75.0/15.0/7.5

22.5/58.0/19.5/0.0

0.0/6.0/39.0/56.0

Fish from pond/paddy field is eatena

%

%

%

 Boiled

72.5

94.0

67.0

 Roasted

77.5

26.0

67.0

 Deep-fried

12.5

16.0

22.0

 Raw with chilli sauce for dipping

32.5

6.5

33.0

 Raw together with vegetable

67.5

61.0

22.0

 Cooked together with vegetable

17.5

13.0

56.0

 Semi-fermentedb

34.5

3.2

5.6

 Fermentedc

97.5

3.2

28.0

 Dried

32.5

94.0

0

  1. A never, B rarely, C once a week, D almost every day
  2. aMultiple mentions possible
  3. bRaw fish is fermented a couple of days
  4. cRaw fish is fermented a couple of weeks or up to one year