Table 1 Demographic characteristics of animal slaughterhouse workers
From: Sero-prevalence of brucellosis among slaughterhouse workers in Bahr el Ghazal region, South Sudan
Factor | Description | Total N (%) | RBPT N (%) | C- Elisa N (%) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 25 (10.7) | 9 (36) | 8 (32) | 0.995 |
Male | 209 (89.3) | 89 (42.6) | 67 (32.1) | ||
Age | 10–20 | 25 (10.7) | 12 (48) | 5 (20) | 0.242 |
21–30 | 80 (34.2) | 33 (41.3) | 23 (28.8) | ||
31–40 | 89 (38.0) | 33 (37.1) | 30 (33.7) | ||
> 40 | 40 (17.1) | 20 (50) | 17 (42.5) | ||
Marital Status | Married | 173 (73.93) | 70 (40.5) | 62 (35.8) | 0.101 |
Single | 61 (26.1) | 28 (19.7) | 13 (21.3) | ||
Education | No formal education | 102 (43.6) | 39 (38.2) | 33 (32.3) | 0.420 |
Tertiary education | 12 (5.1) | 4 (33.3) | 3 (25) | ||
Primary education | 98 (49.9) | 46 (46.9) | 33 (33.8) | ||
Secondary education | 22 (9.4) | 9 (40.9) | 6 (27.3) | ||
Religion | Christian | 150 (64.1) | 66 (44) | 52 (34.7) | 0.252 |
Muslim | 84 (35.9) | 32 (38.1) | 23 (27.4) | ||
Occupation | Vet assistant | 21 (9.0) | 12 (57.1) | 10 (47.6) | 0. 004* |
Butcher | 94 (40.2) | 45 (47.9) | 34 (36.2) | ||
Health worker | 14 (6.0) | 9 (64.3) | 5 (35.7) | ||
Meat handler | 57 (24.4) | 25 (43.9) | 21 (36.8) | ||
Administrator | 4 (1.7) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | ||
*Others | 44 (18.8) | 5 (11.4) | 3 (6.8) | ||
Ethnicity | Nilotic | 119 (50.9) | 48 (40.3) | 34 (28.6) | 0.033* |
Luo | 5 (2.1) | 3 (60) | 3 (60) | ||
Bantu | 42 (17.9) | 24 (57.1) | 21 (50) | ||
Jur | 43 (18.4) | 16 (37.2) | 13 (30.2) | ||
Arab | 24 (10.3) | 6 (25) | 3 (12.5) | ||
Nubba | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | ||
Locality | Aweil | 57 (24.4) | 12 (21.1) | 12 (21.1) | 0.027* |
Kuajok | 32 (13.7) | 32 (13.7) | 13 (40.6) | ||
Tonj | 45 (19.2) | 10 (22.2) | 10 (22.2) | ||
Wau | 100 (42.7) | 44 (44) | 40 (40) | ||
Total | 234 | 98 (41.9) | 75 (32.1) |