Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Select variable | Total (N = 39) | Aka (N = 17) | Other ethnicity (N = 22) | χ2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 11 (28.2) | 6 (35.3) | 5 (22.7) | 0.75 | 0.39 |
| Female | 28 (71.8) | 11 (64.7) | 17 (77.3) | ||
| Refugee | |||||
| Yes | 7 (18.0) | 0 (0) | 7 (31.8) | NA | 0.012 |
| No | 32 (82.1) | 17 (100) | 15 (68.2) | ||
| Location | |||||
| Betou | 11 (28.2) | 1 (5.9) | 10 (45.5) | NA | < 0.0001† |
| Enyelle | 4 (10.3) | 0 (0) | 4 (18.2) | ||
| Manfouété | 18 (46.2) | 16 (94.1) | 2 (9.1) | ||
| Impfondo | 6 (15.4) | 0 (0) | 6 (27.3) | ||
| Occupation | |||||
| Teacher/student | 6 (15.4) | 0 (0) | 6 (27.3) | NA | < 0.0001† |
| Merchant | 5 (12.8) | 0 (0) | 5 (22.7) | ||
| Child | 9 (23.1) | 7 (41.2) | 2 (9.1) | ||
| Farmer | 6 (15.4) | 4 (23.5) | 2 (9.1) | ||
| Fisherman | 5 (12.8) | 3 (17.7) | 2 (9.1) | ||
| Hunter | 1 (2.6) | 1 (5.9) | 0 (0) | ||
| Housekeeper | 3 (7.7) | 0 (0) | 3 (13.6) | ||
| Other | 4 (10.3) | 2 (11.8) | 2 (9.1) | ||
| Frequency of sleeping outside* | |||||
| Never | 18 (46.2) | 1 (5.9) | 17 (77.3) | NA | < 0.0001† |
| ≥ Once | 21 (53.9) | 16 (94.1) | 5 (22.7) | ||
| Frequency of sleeping on the ground* | |||||
| Never | 20 (51.3) | 0 (0) | 20 (90.9) | NA | < 0.0001† |
| ≥ Once | 19 (48.7) | 17 (100) | 2 (9.1) | ||
| Frequency of sleeping without a bed | |||||
| Never | 21 (56.8) | 1 (6.3) | 20 (95.2) | NA | < 0.0001† |
| ≥ Once | 16 (43.2) | 15 (93.8) | 1 (4.8) | ||
| No response | 2 | – | – | ||
Bold denotes statistical significance. Column percentages are reported.
* During the time period of interest (1 month before the investigation).
† Fisher’s exact test P-value.