. 2017 Oct 9;11(10):e0005925. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005925

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the study population (n = 1,086 individuals).

Characteristic	Frequency	(%)
Sex
Female	622	57.3
Male	464	42.7
Age (years)
0–4	211	19.4
5–9	245	22.6
10–14	180	16.6
15–19	80	7.4
20–39	189	17.4
40–59	114	10.5
≥ 60	64	5.9
n.k.	3	0.3
Village
Kakuyuni	324	29.8
Goshi	221	20.3
Vihingoni	172	15.8
Mtoroni	116	10.7
Yembe	27	2.5
Kadzitsoni	133	12.2
Chembe	76	7.0
Bahati	17	1.6
Religion^a
None	19	4.9
Muslim	76	19.6
Christian	210	54.1
Traditionist	76	19.6
n.k.	7	1.8
Education^a
Illiterate	122	31.4
Primary school not completed	132	34.0
Primary school completed	133	34.3
n.k.	1	0.3
Occupation^a
Unemployed	89	22.9
Farmer	179	46.1
Other occupation	113	29.1
n.k.	7	1.8

^a information on religion, education and occupation were only collected for adults ≥ 18 years (n = 381)

n.k. = not known