Table 1.
Enrolled Participant Demographics, Sierra Leone Trial to Introduce a Vaccine Against Ebola (N = 8651)
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, y, median (range) | 30.7 (18.0–79.5) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 3407 (39.4) |
| Male | 5244 (60.6) |
| Primary occupation | |
| Nursea | 2877 (33.3) |
| Doctor | 25 (0.3) |
| Allied health professionalb | 149 (1.7) |
| Pharmacist | 40 (0.5) |
| Community health worker | 178 (2.1) |
| Laboratory worker | 273 (3.2) |
| Frontline response worker | 4166 (48.2) |
| Surveillance worker | 500 (5.8) |
| Other/not reported | 443 (5.1) |
| District of residency | |
| Western area urban | 3867 (44.7) |
| Western area rural | 1277 (14.8) |
| Port Loko | 1568 (18.1) |
| Bombali | 1209 (14.0) |
| Tonkolili | 729 (8.4) |
| Other | 1 (<0.1) |
| Education | |
| None | 740 (8.6) |
| Primary | 451 (5.2) |
| Secondary | 3823 (44.2) |
| Tertiary | 3595 (41.6) |
| Other/not reported | 42 (<0.1) |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.
aNurse, nurse aide, maternal child health aide, nursing student, midwife, community health nurse, vaccinator.
bDentist, nutritionist, medical counselor, physiotherapist.