Table 2 Country-level summaries for selected covariates using mean values.
*Total confirmed EVD cases as of May 13, 2015; †Kilometer of roadway or waterway per 100 km2 of land area; ‡Proportion (%) of total land surface area; §Proportion (%) of households headed by males who have completed secondary education; ¶Proportion (%) of households that drink surface water source such as river, canal, dam, irrigation channel, lake, pond, and stream.
| Covariate | Guinea | Liberia | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total confirmed EVD cases* | 3,144 | 3,339 | 9,394 |
| Average rainfall accumulation (cm) | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| Average elevation (m) | 3.2 | 172.1 | 166.4 |
| Roadway density (km)† | 10.0 | 11.2 | 16.8 |
| Waterway density (km)† | 11.2 | 9.0 | 15.7 |
| Cropland (%)‡ | 9.5% | 5.1% | 13.3% |
| Female headed households (%) | 17.3% | 35.2% | 28.0% |
| Secondary education (%)§ | 1.5% | 10.5% | 4.8% |
| Households (%) without toilets | 19.5% | 45.2% | 21.4% |
| Households (%) with drinking water | 10.2% | 15.4% | 18.2% |
| Households (%) with electricity | 26.2% | 9.8% | 13.5% |
| Households (%) with radios | 61.5% | 58.9% | 58.8% |