Table 1.

Study participant characteristics

Characteristics		n (%)
Study participants		43
Sex
Female		22 (51%)
Male		21 (49%)
Median age (years)		32
Age groups (years)
20–29	20 (47%)
30–49	12 (28%)
50–69	10 (23%)
70+	1 (2%)
Highest education level
Incomplete basic education*	4 (9%)
Completed secondary education	12 (28%)
Current university student	17 (40%)
Completed university	10 (23%)
Marital status
Single	23 (54%)
Stable relationship	3 (7%)
Married	13 (30%)
Divorced	3 (7%)
Widowed	1 (2%)
Self-reported symptomatic dengue infection in the past 5 years
Yes	33 (77%)
No	10 (23%)
Self-reported hospitalization for dengue infection in the past 5 years
Yes	2 (5%)
No	41 (95%)

*Basic education refers to the first nine years of school in Brazil, inclusive of both primary and secondary years of education