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. 2024 Dec;30(12):2502–2509. doi: 10.3201/eid3012.240425

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,