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. 2024 Dec 18;17:512. doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06586-x

Table 6.

Characteristics of study respondents at Tanga point of entry (N = 236)

Category Variable n (%)
Sex Female 99 (41.9)
Male 137 (58.1)
Occupation Self-employed 173 (73.3)
Fisherman 7 (3.0)
Public services (health and other workers) 50 (21.2)
Farmer 2 (0.8)
Unemployed 4 (1.7)
Age 16–25 45 (19.1)
26–35 84 (35.6)
36–45 86 (36.4)
46–55 20 (8.5)
56 and above 1 (0.4)
Education level Illiterate 3 (1.3)
Primary 47 (19.9)
Secondary 111 (47.0)
University 75 (31.8)
Marital status Married 131 (55.5)
Unmarried 104 (44.1)
Widow 1 (0.4)