Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants of the case-control study in Zio and Yoto Districts of the Maritime Region, Togo, May 19–30, 2015
Characteristics | Cases n (%) | Controls n (%) | Total n (%) | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of participants | 83 (39.3) | 128 (60.7) | 211 | |
Sex | 0.32 | |||
Female | 50 (60.2) | 68 (53.1) | 118 (55.9) | |
Male | 33 (39.8) | 60 (46.9) | 93 (44.1) | |
Age | ||||
Median (range in years) | 11 (3–65) | 19 (8–60) | 15 (3–65) | 0.001 |
< 10 | 39 (47.0) | 15 (11.7) | 54 (25.6) | 0.01 |
11–14 | 16 (19.3) | 19 (14.8) | 35 (16.6) | 0.03 |
15–24 | 13 (15.7) | 47 (36.7) | 60 (28.4) | 0.76 |
> = 25 | 15 (18.1) | 47 (36.7) | 62 (29.4) | |
District of residence | 0.75 | |||
Zio | 62 (74.7) | 98 (76.6) | 160 (75.8) | |
Yoto | 21 (25.3) | 30 (23.4) | 51 (24.2) | |
Education level | 0.03 | |||
None | 19 (22.9) | 36 (28.1) | 55 (26.1) | |
Primary school | 57 (68.7) | 67 (52.3) | 124 (58.8) | |
Secondary school | 7 (8.4) | 25 (19.5) | 32 (15.2) | |
Ethnicity | 0.48 | |||
Ewe | 76 (96.2) | 110 (97.3) | 186 (96.9) | |
Other (Lamba. Moba et Peulh) | 3 (3.8) | 3 (2.7) | 6 (3.1) | |
Number of people in household | 0.58 | |||
Median (range) | 8.5 (2–40) | 8.0 (3–40) | 8.0 (2–40) | |