**7. Extension of knowledge to the community**

The information about the life cycle of T. solium was rarely conveyed from one family member who attended the workshop to another family member who was interviewed five months later. This fact was frustrating for the researchers. One report from the United States Agency for International Development noted that it is of special importance to ensure access of education and training to women, as they are key contributors to the agricultural workforce, and could further contribute if recognized as a priority audience.23 However, when looking at the long-term behaviour changes from the educational program, four years after the project began, farm families had adopted preventative management changes. Regardless of whether it was a man or woman who attended the training, four years after the start of the study, women were boiling the pork for 20 minutes prior to frying. Also, all the pigs were either in barns or tethered. A few farmers also mentioned either repairing or building pit latrines for the family to use. One study found that the prevalence of porcine cysticercosis was higher in pigs reared in households lacking latrines than pigs raised in households that had latrines (Ngowi et al., 2004). Similarly, the decline in *T. solium*  infections in parts of Europe over the past century was due to improved public sanitation, rather than any specifically targeted control measures (Mahajan, 1982). Approximately 18% of families that did not participate in the educational project adopted behaviour changes because their neighbours had shared the information.
