Table 1.
Socio-economic and demographic variables of the patients recruited for this study by county
| Characteristic | Busia county | Bungoma county | Kakamega county | Combined | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 95 | 124 | 117 | 336 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 23 | 24.2 | 35 | 28.2 | 29 | 24.8 | 87 | 25.9 |
| Female | 72 | 75.8 | 89 | 71.8 | 88 | 75.2 | 249 | 74.1 |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 0–9 | 5 | 5.3 | 2 | 1.6 | 5 | 4.3 | 12 | 3.6 |
| 10–19 | 33 | 34.7 | 33 | 26.6 | 24 | 20.5 | 90 | 26.8 |
| 20–29 | 18 | 18.9 | 17 | 13.7 | 30 | 25.6 | 65 | 19.3 |
| 30–39 | 10 | 10.5 | 19 | 15.3 | 18 | 15.4 | 47 | 14 |
| 40–49 | 12 | 12.6 | 20 | 16.1 | 13 | 11.1 | 45 | 13.4 |
| 50 + | 17 | 17.9 | 33 | 26.6 | 27 | 23.1 | 77 | 22.9 |
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Farmer | 28 | 29.5 | 44 | 35.5 | 34 | 29.1 | 106 | 31.5 |
| Trader | 13 | 13.7 | 15 | 12.1 | 19 | 16.2 | 47 | 14 |
| Student | 37 | 38.9 | 37 | 29.8 | 31 | 26.5 | 105 | 31.3 |
| Other | 6 | 6.3 | 20 | 16.1 | 16 | 13.7 | 42 | 12.5 |
| Unemployed | 11 | 11.6 | 8 | 6.5 | 17 | 14.5 | 36 | 10.7 |
| Floor type | ||||||||
| Mud/wood | 48 | 50.5 | 75 | 60.5 | 62 | 53 | 185 | 55.1 |
| Cement/tiles | 47 | 49.5 | 49 | 39.5 | 55 | 47 | 151 | 44.9 |
| Livestock ownership | ||||||||
| Yes | 86 | 90.5 | 112 | 90.3 | 111 | 94.9 | 309 | 92 |
| No | 9 | 9.5 | 12 | 9.7 | 6 | 5.1 | 27 | 8 |
| Mosquito nets | ||||||||
| Yes | 92 | 96.8 | 119 | 96 | 113 | 96.6 | 324 | 96.4 |
| No | 3 | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3.4 | 12 | 3.6 |
| Education level | ||||||||
| None | 9 | 9.5 | 3 | 2.4 | 8 | 6.8 | 20 | 5.9 |
| Class 1–7 | 24 | 25.3 | 22 | 17.7 | 27 | 23.1 | 73 | 21.7 |
| Class 8 & Form 1–3 | 39 | 41 | 58 | 46.8 | 47 | 40.2 | 144 | 42.9 |
| Form 4 & above | 23 | 24.2 | 41 | 33.1 | 35 | 29.9 | 99 | 29.5 |