Table 2.
Sociodemographic factors among the population of Lafia
| Parameters | Group | Infected count n (%) | Uninfected count n (%) | No. examined n (%) | χ2 | df | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age of Respondents | <10 10-19 | 2 (3.3) 6 (8.0) | 58 (96.7) 69 (92.0) | 60 (13.1) 75 (16.3) | 4.66 | 5 | 0.46 |
| 20-29 | 10 (7.9) | 116 (92.1) | 126 (27.3) | ||||
| 30-39 | 9 (10.3) | 78 (89.7) | 87 (18.9) | ||||
| 40-49 | 6 (12.2) | 43 (87.8) | 49 (10.6) | ||||
| >50 | 3 (4.7) | 61 (95.3) | 64 (13.9) | ||||
| Gender of Respondent | Male | 21 (8.4) | 230 (91.6) | 251 (54.4) | 0.24 | 1 | 0.63 |
| Female | 15 (7.1) | 195 (92.9) | 210 (45.6) | ||||
| Educational level | Non-formal | 11 (6.6) | 155 (93.4) | 166 (36.0) | 8.48 | 4 | 0.07 |
| Primary | 4 (3.3) | 116 (96.7) | 120 (26.0) | ||||
| Secondary | 14 (12.5) | 98 (87.5) | 112 (24.3) | ||||
| Degree | 7 (11.7) | 53 (88.3) | 60 (13.0) | ||||
| Masters | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100.0) | 3 (0.7) | ||||
| Marital status | Single | 17 (8.6) | 180 (91.4) | 197 (42.7) | 0.62 | 3 | 0.89 |
| Married | 18 (7.3) | 229 (92.7) | 247 (53.6) | ||||
| Divorced/Separated | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | 4 (0.9) | ||||
| Widow/Widower | 1 (7.7) | 12 (92.3) | 13 (2.8) | ||||
| Occupational status | Student | 6 (4.8) | 118 (95.2) | 124 (26.9) | 4.71 | 5 | 0.45 |
| Unemployed | 6 (6.8) | 82 (93.2) | 88 (19.0) | ||||
| Housewife | 3 (6.1) | 46 (93.9) | 49 (10.6) | ||||
| Business | 14 (9.7) | 130 (90.3) | 144 (31.2) | ||||
| Private | 4 (10.8) | 33 (89.2) | 37 (8.0) | ||||
| Public servant | 3 (15.8) | 16 (84.2) | 19 (4.1) | ||||
| Religion | Islam | 20 (6.9) | 269 (93.1) | 289 (62.7) | 0.85 | 1 | 0.36 |
| Christian | 16 (9.3) | 156 (90.7) | 172 (37.3) | ||||
| Monthly income (N) | < 20,000 | 23 (7.0) | 306 (93.0) | 329 (71.4) | 13.31 | 4 | 0.01 |
| 20,000-50,000 | 9 (9.7) | 84 (90.3) | 93 (20.2) | ||||
| 51,000-100,000 | 3 (9.7) | 28 (90.3) | 31 (6.7) | ||||
| 101,000-150,000 | 0 (0.0) | 7 (100.0) | 7 (1.5) | ||||
| ≥ 151,000 & above | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |