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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2017 Nov 11;195:77–82. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.018

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics by social protection category (N=200).

Social Protection Categories
Covariates Minimal (I)
n=50
Moderate (II)
n=50
Substantial (III)
n=50
Extensive (IV)
n=50
Sex Female 33 (66%) 33 (66%) 30 (60%) 22 (44%)*
Male 17 (34%) 17 (34%) 20 (40%) 28 (56%)*
Age 18–40 35 (70%) 42 (84%) 33 (66%) 39 (78%)
>40 15 (30%) 8 (16%) 17 (34%) 11 (22%)
Education None 28 (56%) 21 (42%) 32 (64%) 6 (12%)*
Primary 4 (8%) 8 (16%) 4 (8%) 7 (14%)
Secondary 14 (28%) 16 (32%) 14 (28%) 17 (34%)
Tertiary 4 (8%) 5 (10%) 0 (0%) 20 (40%)*
Marital status Single 14 (28%) 20 (40%) 12 (24%) 13 (26%)
In union 16 (32%) 20 (40%) 20 (40%) 26 (52%)
Widowed 20 (40%) 10 (20%) 18 (56%) 11 (22%)
Religion Muslim 41 (82%) 36 (72%) 45 (90%) 41(82%)
Christian 9 (18%) 14 (28%) 5 (10%) 9 (18%)
# of relatives who died from EVD < 5 25 (50%) 23 (46%) 19 (38%) 23 (46%)
≥5 25 (50%) 27 (54%) 31 (62%) 27 (54%)