Table 1.
Distribution of high risk populations and socio demographic characteristics on prevalence of louse- borne relapsing fever in Bahir Dar city, December, 2012
| High risk populations | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yekolotemaries | Street children | Prisoners | ||
| (n = 99) | (n = 82) | (n = 226) | (n = 407) | |
| Characteristic | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 99 (100) | 58 (70.7) | 226 (100) | 383 (94.1) |
| Female | 0 | 24 (29.3) | 0 | 24 (5.9) |
| Total | 99 (24.3) | 82 (20.1) | 226 (55.5) | 407 (100.0) |
| Age groups in years | ||||
| 11–20 | 79 (79.9) | 27 (32.9) | 33 (14.6) | 139 (43.2) |
| 21–30 | 18 (18.2) | 16 (19.5) | 79 (35) | 113 (27.8) |
| 31–40 | 0 | 13 (15.9) | 50 (22.1) | 63 (15.6) |
| 41–50 | 2 (2) | 5 (6.1) | 31 (13.7) | 38 (9.3) |
| ≥ 51 | 0 | 21 (25.6) | 33 (14.6) | 54 (13.3) |
| Total | 99 (24.3) | 82 (20.1) | 226 (55.5) | 407 (100.0) |
| Educational status | ||||
| No formal | 95 (96) | 53 (64.6) | 95 (42) | 243 (59.7) |
| 1–8 grades | 4 (4) | 25 (30.5) | 74 (32.7) | 103 (25.5) |
| 9–12 grades | 0 | 2 (2.4) | 41 (18.1) | 43 (10.6) |
| *Diploma &above | 0 | 2 (2.4) | 16 (7.1) | 18 (4.4) |
| Total | 99 (24.3) | 82 (20.1) | 226 (55.5) | 407 (100) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 5 (5.1) | 7 (8.5) | 118 (52.2) | 130 (31.9) |
| Single | 93 (94) | 44 (53.6) | 82 (36.3) | 219 (53.9) |
| Divorced | 1 (1) | 29 (35.4) | 26 (11.5) | 56 (13.8) |
| Widowed | 0 | 2 (2.4) | 0 | 2 (0.5) |
| Total | 99 (24.3) | 82 (20.1) | 226 (55.5) | 407 (100) |
Note: n = Total numbers of types of study participants ; Diploma &above = Those who were diploma graduates and above.