Table 1. Baseline characteristics of participants with disability data at Round 1.
| Female | Male | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census
(n=9786) |
Study
(n=7437) |
Census
(n=8201) |
Study
(n=3426) |
|
| n (%) 1 | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Age group | ||||
| 18–34 | 5146 (52.6) | 3817 (51.3) | 4478 (54.6) | 1545 (45.1) |
| 35–44 | 1876 (19.2) | 1478 (19.9) | 1599 (19.5) | 711 (20.8) |
| 45–54 | 1105 (11.3) | 814 (10.9) | 935 (11.4) | 443 (12.9) |
| 55–64 | 781 (8.0) | 606 (8.1) | 552 (6.7) | 306 (8.9) |
| 65–59 | 280 (2.9) | 213 (2.9) | 192 (2.3) | 105 (3.1) |
| 70–74 | 197 (2.0) | 173 (2.3) | 142 (1.7) | 101 (2.9) |
| 75–79 | 201 (2.1) | 165 (2.2) | 154 (1.9) | 96 (2.8) |
| 80+ | 200 (2.0) | 171 (2.3) | 149 (1.8) | 119 (3.5) |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education | ||||
| None | 378 (3.9) | 296 (4.0) | 104 (1.3) | 69 (2.0) |
| Primary (part or completed) | 6328 (65.1) | 4980 (67.4) | 3967 (48.6) | 1833 (53.7) |
| Secondary (part or completed) | 2529 (26.0) | 1759 (23.8) | 3449 (42.2) | 1265 (37.1) |
| Tertiary | 480 (4.9) | 351 (4.8) | 646 (7.9) | 247 (7.2) |
| Missing | 71 | 51 | 35 | 12 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Not working | 1152 (11.9) | 621 (8.4) | 1503 (18.4) | 391 (11.5) |
| Manual work | 130 (1.3) | 89 (1.2) | 1084 (13.3) | 387 (11.3) |
| Farmer/fisherman | 7206 (74.4) | 5721 (77.7) | 4643 (56.8) | 2327 (68.2) |
| Non-manual work 2 | 1192 (12.3) | 930 (12.6) | 939 (11.5) | 309 (9.1) |
| Missing | 106 | 76 | 32 | 112 |
| Union status | ||||
| Not in a union 3 | 3383 (34.6) | 2343 (31.5) | 2637 (32.2) | 870 (25.4) |
| In a union | 6395 (65.4) | 5090 (68.5) | 5552 (67.8) | 2553 (74.6) |
| Missing | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| Household possession score | ||||
| 1 (poorest) | 1713 (19.7) | 1399 (21.2) | 1197 (16.4) | 539 (17.6) |
| 2 | 1469 (16.9) | 1159 (17.6) | 1216 (16.6) | 526 (17.2) |
| 3 | 1912 (22.0) | 1428 (21.6) | 1698 (23.3) | 710 (23.2) |
| 4 | 2106 (24.2) | 1540 (23.3) | 1903 (26.1) | 812 (26.5) |
| 5 (wealthiest) | 1490 (17.1) | 1075 (16.3) | 1291 (17.7) | 473 (15.5) |
| Missing | 1096 | 836 | 896 | 366 |
| BMI (kg/m 2) 4 | ||||
| <18.5 (underweight) | 620 (7.1) | 479 (7.1) | 640 (9.6) | 295 (10.0) |
| 18.5–24.9 (healthy weight) | 5629 (64.9) | 4314 (64.3) | 5400 (80.9) | 2356 (79.8) |
| 25–29.9 (overweight) | 1768 (20.4) | 1398 (20.8) | 550 (8.2) | 266 (9.0) |
| 30+ (obese) | 658 (7.6) | 518 (7.7) | 83 (1.2) | 35 (1.2) |
| Missing | 1111 | 728 | 1528 | 474 |
| Hypertension 5 | ||||
| No hypertension | 6288 (85.8) | 4874 (85.3) | 4641 (86.3) | 2026 (82.4) |
| Hypertension | 1041 (14.2) | 837 (14.7) | 737 (13.7) | 434 (17.6) |
| Missing | 2457 | 1726 | 2823 | 966 |
| Diabetes 6 | ||||
| No diabetes | 6401 (98.2) | 4990 (98.3) | 4536 (98.2) | 2057 (97.5) |
| Diabetes | 117 (1.8) | 87 (1.7) | 81 (1.8) | 53 (2.5) |
| Missing | 3268 | 2360 | 3584 | 1316 |
| HIV status 7 | ||||
| Negative | 6678 (88.1) | 5134 (87.7) | 4971 (90.4) | 2164 (89.0) |
| Positive | 902 (11.9) | 719 (12.3) | 527 (9.6) | 267 (11.0) |
| Missing | 2206 | 1584 | 2703 | 995 |
1. Column percentages do not include those with missing data 2. Including those working in trade and professionals 3. Including never married, divorced, and widowed 4. Calculated from the most recent height and weight measurements (all taken within 2.5 years before or after the interview date). 5. Defined as hypertension if self-report of taking anti-hypertensive medication or recorded BP=140/90 (all measured within the past 2.5 years). 6. Defined as diabetes if self-reported diagnosis or fasting blood sugar =7.0 (all measured within the past 2.5 years). 7. Defined as HIV positive if self-reported diagnosis or positive test result ever, and HIV negative if negative test result in past 4 years.