Table 1. Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of enrolled febrile patients.
| Indicator | Children: 1<5yrs (N = 139) |
Older Children: 5<14yrs (N = 186) |
Adults: ≥15 yrs (N = 672) |
Total (N = 997)† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 68 (49) | 90 (47) | 176 (26) | 33 4(33) |
| Age (years) | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 2.6 (1.7–3.6) | 9.2 (6.7–11.3) | 31.2 (23.7–40.3) | 23.8 (9.7–35.5) |
| Mean (SD) | 2.7 | 9.3 | 32.8 | 24.2 |
| Residence | ||||
| Live on Estate Grounds | 110 (79) | 159 (86) | 582 (87) | 851 (85) |
| Live Outside Estate Grounds | 29 (21) | 27 (15) | 90 (13) | 146 (15) |
| Education Level | ||||
| No formal education | N/A | 69 (37) | 11 (2) | 216 (22) |
| Incomplete primary school | N/A | 89 (48) | 34 (5) | 126 (13) |
| Completed primary school | N/A | 20 (11) | 434 (65) | 454 (46) |
| Incomplete secondary school | N/A | 8 (4) | 57 (9) | 65 (7) |
| Completed secondary school | N/A | N/A | 112 (17) | 112 (11) |
| Completed vocational school and/or university | N/A | N/A | 22 (3) | 22 (2) |
| Residence Status | ||||
| Full time | 136 (99) | 181 (97) | 506 (75) | 823 (83) |
| Part time | 2 (1) | 4 (2) | 163 (24) | 169 (17) |
| Occupation at Illovo Estate | ||||
| Sugarcane cutting | N/A | N/A | 153 (23) | 153 (15) |
| Weeding | N/A | N/A | 96 (14) | 96 (10) |
| Factory work | N/A | N/A | 3 (1) | 3 (1) |
| Managerial work | N/A | N/A | 106 (16) | 106 (11) |
| Security work | N/A | N/A | 8 (1) | 8 (1) |
| Other Estate work | N/A | N/A | 92 (14) | 92 (9) |
| Not employed by the Estate | N/A | N/A | 214 (32) | 214 (22) |
| Wealth Quintile (based on household possessions) | ||||
| 1 (poorest) | 13 (9) | 17 (9) | 187 (28) | 217 (22) |
| 2 | 53 (38) | 61 (33) | 237 (35) | 351 (35) |
| 3 | 6 (4) | 5 (2) | 19 (3) | 30 (3) |
| 4 | 55 (40) | 84 (42) | 209 (31) | 348 (35) |
| 5 (wealthiest) | 12 (8) | 19 (10) | 19 (3) | 50 (5) |
† Of the 1,007 participants, we captured 997 epidemiologic surveys