Table 2.
Study participants’ sociodemographic characteristic according to onchocerciasis transmission level
| Characteristic | Onchocerciasis transmission level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporadic, n (%) | Hypoendemic, n (%) | Hyperendemic, n (%) | % [95% CI] | |
| Gender (N = 471) | ||||
| Male | 59 (45.4) | 133 (47.8) | 35 (55.6) | 48.2 [43.7–52.5] |
| Female | 71 (54.6) | 145 (52.2) | 28 (44.4) | 51.8 [47.5–56.3] |
| Age in years* (N = 464) | ||||
| < 20 | 55 (42.6) | 134 (49.3) | 18 (28.6) | 43.3 [38.5–48.3] |
| 21–45 | 20 (15.5) | 62 (22.8) | 18 (28.6) | 20.9 [17.4–24.1] |
| > 45 | 54 (41.9) | 76 (27.9) | 27 (42.8) | 32.8 [24.8–37.0] |
| School attendance (N = 471) | ||||
| None or preschool | 33 (25.4) | 71 (25.5) | 11 (17.5) | 24.2 [20.4–28.5] |
| Primary school | 75 (57.7) | 186 (66.9) | 37 (58.7) | 63.5 [59.0–68.0] |
| Secondary school | 22 (16.9) | 21 (7.6) | 15 (23.8) | 12.3 [9.6–15.3] |
*
Age was unknown for seven participants.