Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of 4208 female subjects and their households, in Southwest Cameroon.
| Characteristics | Frequency |
|---|---|
| (%) or | |
| Median [IQR] | |
| Age | 21 [10, 34] |
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| |
| Household members | 7 [5, 10] |
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| |
| Household Setting | |
| Urban | 1244 (30.1%) |
| Rural | 2886 (69.9%) |
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| |
| Household possesses a cellphone | 3901 (95.4%) |
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| |
| Household owns agricultural land | 2650 (64.2%) |
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| |
| Use of cooking fuel in household | |
| Wood | 3849 (92.4%) |
| Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) fuel | 1823 (43.7%) |
| Charcoal | 701 (16.8%) |
| Kerosene | 697 (16.7%) |
| Other | 9 (0.2%) |
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| |
| Highest educational level achieved by a household member | |
| No formal education | 84 (2.0%) |
| Primary | 834 (20.3%) |
| Secondary | 1517 (36.9%) |
| Tertiary | 1668 (40.6%) |
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| Household members believe some cancers can be surgically treated | 2624 (63.0%) |
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| Household members believe deformities can be surgically treated | 2968 (71.2%) |
Note: IQR = interquartile range.