Table. Characteristics of refugees living on the Thailand–Myanmar border who participated in taeniasis study and their households, 2012*.
Characteristic |
Finding |
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Refugees, n = 738 | |
Age, y, median (IQR); mean (SD) | 18 (7–35); 23.7 (19.8) |
Education, y, median (IQR); mean (SD) | 1 (0–5); 2.8 (3.6) |
Lived in camp, y, median (IQR); mean (SD) | 11 (4–16); 9.9 (5.9) |
Female sex, no. (%) | 394 (53.4) |
Unemployed, no. (%) | 575 (80.0) |
Households, n = 205 | |
No. residents, median (IQR); mean (SD) | 4 (4–6); 4.3 (1.9) |
Main floor elevated, no. (%) | 169 (83.7) |
Main floor cement or bamboo, no. (%) | 198 (98.5) |
Latrine in yard, no. (%) | 170 (83.7) |
Water runs from tap to house, no. (%) | 35 (17.2) |
At least 1 pig, no. (%) | 138 (67.3) |
*IQR, interquartile range.