Table 2. Socio-demographic characteristics of respondent households in the surveys conducted 1 month before (baseline), and 3 and 12 months after (first and second follow-up) an oral cholera vaccination campaign, Maela Camp, 2013.
Characteristic | Baseline | 1st follow-up | 2nd follow-up | |||
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(n = 271)a | (n = 187)a | (n = 199)a | ||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Households with child aged <5 years | 141 | 52 | 101 | 54 | 108 | 54 |
Households with child aged 5–14 years | 190 | 70 | 135 | 72 | 137 | 69 |
Female | 206 | 77 | 142 | 76 | 153 | 77 |
Ethnicityb | ||||||
Karen | 213 | 79 | 156 | 84 | 165 | 83 |
Burmese | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Muslimc | 36 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 28 | 14 |
Other | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Educationd | ||||||
No school | 107 | 40 | 67 | 36 | 78 | 39 |
Some primary school | 90 | 33 | 44 | 24 | 61 | 31 |
Some middle school | 29 | 11 | 28 | 15 | 28 | 14 |
Some high school or higher | 44 | 16 | 45 | 24 | 30 | 15 |
Electricity | 118 | 44 | 79 | 42 | 101 | 51 |
Own TV | 104 | 39 | 64 | 35 | 92 | 46 |
Own mobile phone | 218 | 80 | 164 | 88 | 163 | 82 |
Share a toilet with other households | 16 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 10 |
Toilete | ||||||
Pour flush toilet | 43 | 16 | 38 | 20 | 24 | 12 |
Squat toilet | 201 | 74 | 120 | 64 | 157 | 79 |
Pit latrine | 22 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 8 |
Other | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Median (range) | Median (range) | Median (range) | ||||
Median duration of camp residency (years) | 8 (1–31) | 8 (1–33) | 9 (1–29) | |||
Median household size | 5 (1–15) | 5 (1–26) | 6 (1–23) | |||
Median age (years) | 39 (15–77) | 38 (17–88) | 38 (16–76) |
a Missing data resulted in small fluctuations in denominators for some responses
b For statistical analysis, ethnicity was computed as a binary outcome (Karen vs. non-Karen)
c In the camp, "Muslim" is a widely identified ethnicity, in addition to being a religion
d For statistical analysis, education was computed as a binary outcome (some school vs. no school)
e For statistical analysis, toilet was computed as a binary outcome (pour flush and squat toilet vs. pit latrine and other)