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. 2022 Jul 7;2(1):e111. doi: 10.1017/ash.2022.252

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants

Parameter Total,
No. (%)
Connaught Hospital,
No. (%)
Lumley
Government Hospital,
No. (%)
Military Hospital,
No. (%)
Makeni
Government Hospital,
No. (%)
Overall total 753 (100) 245 (32.5) 93 (12.34) 182 (24.2) 233 (30.9)
Sex
Female 439 (58.3) 74 (30.2) 72(77.4) 68(37.4) 225(96.6)
Male 314 (41.7) 171 (69.8) 21 (22.6) 114 (62.6) 8 (3.4)
Age group
<25 y 211 (28.0) 36 (14.7) 29 (31.2) 44 (24.2) 102 (43.8)
25–44 y 392 (52.1) 121 (49.4) 53(57.0) 91(50.0) 127 (54.5)
45–64 y 113 (15.0) 67 (27.3) 10 (10.7) 34 (18.7) 2 (0.9)
≥65 y 37 (4.9) 21 (8.6) 1(1.1) 13(7.1) 2(0.9)
Median y (range) 30 (10–87) 38 (18–87) 28 (10–81) 34 (10–80) 25 (18–75)
Marital status
Single 239 (31.7) 79 (32.2) 28 (30.1) 68 (37.4) 64 (27.5)
Married 489 (64.9) 143 (58.4) 65 (69.9) 112 (61.5) 169 (72.5)
Separated/divorced/widowed 25 (3.3) 23(9.4) 2 (1.1)
Education
None 157 (20.8) 71 (29.0) 16 (17.2) 38 (20.9) 32 (13.7)
Primary 96 (12.8) 28 (11.4) 7 (7.5) 29 (15.9) 32 (13.7)
Secondary 370 (49.1) 106 (43.3 41 (44.1) 83 (45.6) 140 (60.1)
Tertiary 130 (17.3) 40 (16.3) 29 (31.2) 32 (17.6) 29 (12.5)
Occupation
None 218 (29.0) 27 (11.0) 16 (17.2) 41 (22.8) 134 (57.5)
Student 116 (15.5) 30 (12.2) 21 (22.6) 53 (29.4) 12 (5.2)
Informal sector 303 (40.4) 143 (58.4) 44 (47.3) 43 (23.9) 73 (31.3)
Formal sector 98 (13.1) 37 (15.1) 11 (11.8) 36 (20.0) 14 (6.0)
Retired 16 (2.1) 8 (3.3) 1 (1.1) 7 (3.9)
Alcohol use
No 676 (89.9) 209 (85.3) 85 (92.4) 149 (81.9) 233 (100)
Yes 76 (10.1) 36 (14.7) 7 (7.6) 33 (18.1)
Cigarette smoker
No 688 (91.5) 206 (84.1) 86 (93.5) 163 (89.6) 233 (100)
Yes 64 (8.5) 39 (15.9) 6 (6.5) 19 (10.4)
Other substances
No 747 (99.2) 239 (97.5) 93 (100) 182 (100) 233 (100)
Yes 6 (0.8) 6 (2.5)