Table 1. Characteristics of research participants, Sukudu, Kono District, Sierra Leone, 2015–16.
Total | |||
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Characteristics | n = 187 | % | |
Gender | Male | 108 | 57.8 |
Female | 79 | 42.2 | |
Age | <15 | 67 | 35.8 |
15–45 | 103 | 55.1 | |
>45 | 17 | 9.1 | |
Occupational activity | Student | 72 | 38.5 |
Works outside the home (farming or mining) | 91 | 48.7 | |
Housework | 24 | 12.8 | |
Highest level of school completed | Primary or less | 148 | 79.1 |
Middle school or above | 39 | 20.9 | |
Reason quarantined | Shared public latrine with a confirmed case | 94 | 50.2 |
Slept in the house of a confirmed case | 93 | 49.8 |