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. 2017 Jan 22;14(1):106. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14010106

Table 1.

Characteristics of the socio-medical survey participants.

Variables All Participants Guet Ndar Léona Ndioloffène Pikine sor Diagne p Value
815 214 186 224 191
Age of participants 35–39 196 (24) 49 (22.9) 38 (20.4) 59 (26.3) 50 (26.2) N.S
40–44 181 (22.2) 40 (18.7) 45 (24.2) 46 (20.5) 50 (26.2)
45–49 133 (16.3) 37 (17.3) 27 (14.5) 35 (15.6) 34 (17.8)
50–54 155 (19) 41 (19.2) 41 (22) 44 (19.6) 29 (15.2)
≥55 146 (17.9) 47 (21.9) 32 (17.2) 40 (17.9) 27 (14.1)
Sex of participants Women 650 (79.8) 176 (82.2) 143 (76.9) 185 (82.6) 146 (76.4) N.S
Men 165 (21.2) 38 (17.8) 43 (23.1) 39 (17.4) 45 (23.6)
Education level Not educated 345 (42.3) 148 (69.2) 52 (28) 48 (21.4) 97 (50.8) p < 0.01
Length of residence Born in Saint-Louis 649 (79.6) 204 (95.3) 144 (77.4) 186 (83) 115 (60.2) p < 0.05
Neighbourhood satisfaction Wish to stay in their neighbourhood 394 (48.3) 35 (16.4) 91 (48.9) 128 (57.1) 140 (73.3) p < 0.01
Perception of health status Poor 191 (23.4) 42 (19.6) 42 (22.6) 37 (16.5) 70 (36.6) p < 0.01
Correct 270 (33.1) 77 (36) 43 (23.1) 92 (41.1) 58 (30.4)
Good to excellent 348 (42.7) 95 (44.4) 98 (52.7) 92 (41.1) 63 (33)

Percentages between parentheses; N.S: Not significant.