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. 2022 Mar 19;21:94. doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04106-9

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants at Tongogara Refugee Camp, Chipinge District, Zimbabwe, 2021

Variable Category Cases Controls p-value
n = 80 % n = 80 %
Sex Male 47 59 43 54 0.463
Female 33 41 37 46
Age (years)  ≤ 5 years 12 15 10 12 0.693
 > 5 years 67 84 67 84
Age not known 1 1 3 4

Median age = 15

Q1 = 9; Q3 = 26

Median age = 17

Q1 = 10; Q3 = 30

0.755
Country of origin Mozambique 36 45 36 45 0.97
DRC 29 36 27 34
Zimbabwe 6 8 5 6
Burundi 4 5 5 6
Rwanda 3 4 3 4
Other 2 2 4 5
Level of education None 19 24 23 29 0.017
Primary 45 56 30 37
Secondary 9 11 23 29
Tertiary 7 9 4 5
Occupation None 61 76 52 65 0.295
Farming 9 11 13 16
Shop attendant 4 5 2 3
Other 6 8 13 16
Period of residence in the camp (years) 2–5 57 71 56 70 0.233
6–10 10 13 11 13
11–15 8 10 9 11
16–20 5 6 5 6