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. 2016 Dec 19;10(12):e0005210. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005210

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
(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)