Table 1.
Demographics of survey respondents by target group, Lao PDR 2012
| Pregnant women (n = 187, 9%) | Persons ≥50 years of age (n = 819, 39%) | Persons with chronic disease (n = 733, 35%) | Healthcare personnel (n = 343, 16%) | Total (n = 2082)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Females | 187 (100%) | 528 (64%) | 544 (74%) | 274 (80%) | 1533 (74%) |
| Males | – | 291 (35%) | 189 (26%) | 69 (20%) | 549 (26%) | |
| Age in years | Median (range) | 25 (15–45) | 58 (50–94) | 42 (5–86) | 40 (19–65) | 47 (5–94) |
| Province | Luang Prabang | 62 (33%) | 227 (28%) | 170 (23%) | 61 (18%) | 520 (25%) |
| Vientiane | 16 (8·6%) | 172 (21%) | 187 (26%) | 160 (47%) | 535 (26%) | |
| Savanakhet | 33 (18%) | 227 (28%) | 166 (23%) | 63 (18%) | 489 (23%) | |
| Champasak | 76 (41%) | 193 (24%) | 210 (29%) | 59 (17%) | 538 (26%) |
*
Of the 2089 total interviewed respondents, seven people reported being in an “other” risk group and are not displayed in the table.