Table 1.
Baseline demographic characteristics of patients with COVID-19 in Uganda
| Overall (n=597) | |
|---|---|
| Age categories* | |
| 0–20 years | 23 (4%) |
| 21–40 years | 355 (60%) |
| 41–60 years | 163 (28%) |
| >60 years | 46 (8%) |
| Age, years | |
| Mean (SD) | 38·2 (13) |
| Median (IQR) | 36 (28–47) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 502 (84%) |
| Female | 95 (16%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Black | 587 (98%) |
| Asian | 10 (2%) |
| Marital status† | |
| Single | 98 (22%) |
| Married | 327 (74%) |
| Separated | 13 (3%) |
| Education‡ | |
| None | 26 (10%) |
| Primary | 76 (28%) |
| Secondary | 95 (35%) |
| University | 47 (17%) |
| Other tertiary | 28 (10%) |
| Occupation§ | |
| Unemployed | 10 (2%) |
| Farmer | 12 (3%) |
| Health worker | 22 (5%) |
| Armed forces | 17 (4%) |
| Professionals | 41 (9%) |
| Business | 24 (5%) |
| Truck driver | 169 (38%) |
| Other | 160 (36%) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Tuberculosis | 3 (1%) |
| Diabetes | 49 (8%) |
| Asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 9 (2%) |
| Obesity | 16 (3%) |
| Heart disease | 23 (4%) |
| HIV | 35 (6%) |
| Hypertension | 149 (25%) |
Data are n (%) unless otherwise specified.
*
10 missing age.
†
154 missing marital status.
‡
325 missing education information.
§
147 missing occupation information.