Table 1.

socioeconomic characteristics of the parents of study participants

	Districts without outbreak		Districts with outbreak		2-sided sig. of difference	Entire study sample
	n	%	n	%		N	%
Study participant	24	42.9	32	57.1		56	100.0
Occupation
Student	2	8.3	1	3.1	0.01*	3	5.3
Unemployed	0	0.0	3	9.3		3	5.3
Housewife	2	8.3	5	15.6		7	12.5
Employed	20	83.3	23	71.9		43	76.8
Monthly income
0-50000frs	10	41.7	27	84.4	0.02*	37	66.1
>50000frs	14	58.3	5	15.6		19	33.9
Means of transport
Pubic	18	75	31	96.9	<0.01*	49	87.5
Private or service	6	25	1	3.1		7	12.5
Lodging facility
Tenant or cohabitate	20	83.3	30	93.8	0.3	50	89.3
Proprietor of home	4	16.7	2	6.3		6	10.7
Level of education
Primary	9	37.5	21	65.6	0.031*	30	53.6
Secondary	7	29.2	7	21.9		14	25
Tertiary	8	33.3	4	12.5		12	21.4
Marital status
Single	8	33.3	10	31.3	1	18	32.1
Married	16	66.7	21	65.6		37	66.1
Widow(ed)	0	0.0	1	3.1		1	1.8