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. 2018 May 3;12(5):e0006412. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006412

Table 1. Human demographics.

Variable Number (%)
Gender
    Male Sex N (%) 426 (66%)
    Female Sex N (%) 218 (34%)
Mean age in years (inter-quartile range) 40 years (27–50)
Age group
    7–19 65(10%)
    20–49 396 (60%)
    ≥50 194 (30%)
Education N (%)
    None 154 (24%)
    Primary 360 (55%)
    Secondary and Post-Secondary 141 (21%)
Marital Status N (%)
    Single (including widowed and divorced) 167 (27%)
    Married 441 (73%)
Occupation N (%)
    Herdsman/farmer 335 (51%)
    Butcher 115 (18%)
    Other 201 (31%)
Own Domestic Animals
    No
    Yes
264 (40%)
390 (60%)
Contact with Animals
    No 147 (22%)
    Yes 508 (78%)

A total of 1,051 animals were sampled. Of these, 324 (31%) were cattle, 569 (54%) were goats, and 157 (15%) were sheep. Most were adults (n = 620; 59%) and a local breed (n = 829; 79%).