Table 1. Distribution of demographic and clinical condition among participants with or without leprosy in Fedis District, 2019(n = 262).
Variables | Hidden leprosy | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative | Positive | Total | ||||
Sex | Number | % | Number | (%) | Number | % |
Male | 134 | 92.4 | 11 | 7.6 | 145 | 55.3 |
Female | 113 | 96.6 | 4 | 3.4 | 117 | 44.7 |
Total | 262 | 100 | ||||
Age category (in years) | ||||||
< 15 | 60 | 95.2 | 3 | 4.8 | 63 | 24.1 |
15–30 | 99 | 94.3 | 6 | 5.7 | 105 | 40.1 |
31–45 | 66 | 97.1 | 2 | 2.9 | 68 | 25.9 |
Above 45 | 22 | 84.6 | 4 | 15.4 | 26 | 9.9 |
Total | 262 | 100 | ||||
Educational status | ||||||
No formal education | 122 | 96.8 | 4 | 3.2 | 126 | 48.1 |
Literate | 125 | 91.9 | 11 | 8.1 | 136 | 51.9 |
Total | 262 | 100 | ||||
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 93 | 92.1 | 8 | 7.9 | 101 | 38.6 |
Married | 154 | 95.6 | 7 | 4.4 | 161 | 61.4 |
Total | 262 | 100 | ||||
Occupation | ||||||
Farmer | 139 | 95.2 | 7 | 4.8 | 146 | 55.7 |
Employed | 15 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 5.7 |
Unpaid | 93 | 92.1 | 8 | 7.9 | 101 | 38.6 |
Total | 262 | 100 | ||||
Residence | ||||||
Rural | 155 | 95.7 | 7 | 4.3 | 162 | 61.8 |
Urban | 92 | 92.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 100 | 38.2 |
Total | 262 | 100 |