Table 1. Demographic characteristics of survivors in study of ophthalmic sequelae after Ebola virus disease, Sierra Leone*.
Characteristic | Total, N = 521 |
---|---|
Age, mean (SD) |
31.1 (16.0) |
Sex, no. | |
F | 285 (54.7) |
M |
236 (45.3) |
Ethnicity | n = 485 |
Temne | 297 (61.2) |
Limba | 64 (13.2) |
Mende | 44 (9.1) |
Fula | 18 (3.7) |
Other |
62 (12.8) |
Education level | n = 470 |
Primary and junior secondary school | 177 (37.7) |
None or nursery school | 175 (37.2) |
Higher education |
118 (25.1) |
Occupation | n = 492 |
Farmer or trader | 213 (43.3) |
Student | 143 (29.1) |
Unemployed or housewife | 27 (5.5) |
Healthcare or social worker | 24 (4.9) |
Construction worker | 18 (3.7) |
Other |
67 (13.6) |
District of residence | n = 510 |
Western Area Urban | 157 (30.8) |
Western Area Rural | 141 (27.6) |
Bombali or Tonkolili, Northern Province | 148 (29.0) |
Koidu or Kono, Eastern Province | 52 (10.2) |
Other | 12 (2.4) |
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. ETU, Ebola treatment unit,