Table 1. Socio demographic Characteristics of Meningitis Cases.
Category | Subcategory | Cases nā=ā80 | Percent (%) |
Sex | Male | 36 | 45 |
female | 44 | 55 | |
Age | Below 18yrs | 47 | 58.8 |
Above 18yrs | 33 | 41.3 | |
Educational level | No education | 50 | 62.5 |
Primary/JHS | 21 | 26.3 | |
SHS | 5 | 6.3 | |
Tertiary | 4 | 5 | |
Occupation | Unemployed | 12 | 15 |
Self employed | 60 | 75 | |
Government employed | 8 | 10 | |
Wealth quintile | Least poor | 24 | 32 |
Less poor | 11 | 20.6 | |
Poor | 12 | 16 | |
Very poor | 22 | 29.3 | |
Poorest | 6 | 8.0 | |
Vaccination | Vaccination | 50 | 62.5 |