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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents by district

From: Community knowledge, attitude and practices regarding zoonotic viral haemorrhagic fevers in five geo-ecological zones in Tanzania

Variable

Response

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Zone 4

Zone 5

Total

P-value

Buhigwe

Kalambo

Kyela

Kinondoni

Kilindi

Kondoa

Mvomero

Ukerewe

  

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Sex

Female

207 (56.2)

209 (59.2)

207 (55.2)

221 (60.2)

203 (54.4)

223 (59%)

225 (64%)

231 (65%)

1,726 (58.2%)

 

Male

161 (43.8)

164 (40.8)

168 (44.8)

146 (39.8)

170 (45.6)

148 (41%)

142 (36%)

140 (35%)

1,239 (41.8%)

0.00

Age

18–35

132 (33.6)

142 (39.6)

142 (37.8)

134 (36.5)

141 (37.8)

135 (36.3)

135 (36.7)

135 (36.4)

1,096 (37.0%)

 

36–45

126 (34.2)

123 (33.1)

125 (33.4)

125 (34.0)

124 (33.2)

126 (34.0)

122 (33.2)

126 (33.9)

997 (33.6%)

 

46- 65

110 (32.2)

108 (29.1)

108 (28.2)

108 (29.5)

108 (29)

110 (29.7)

110 (30.1)

110 (29.7)

872 (29.4%)

0.00

Education

None

128 (34.7)

107 (28.8)

84 (22.4)

42 (11.5)

131 (35.1)

76 (20.4)

87 (23.7)

80 (21.5)

759 (25.6%)

 

Primary

225 (61.1)

231 (62.7)

213 (56.7)

226 (61.5)

208 (55.8)

242 (65.3)

236 (64.4)

256 (69.2)

1,826 (61.6%)

 

 ≥ Secondary

20 (5.6)

32 (8.5)

85 (25.2)

103 (30.7)

49 (12.9)

53 (14.3)

56 (15.3)

47 (12.4)

458 (15.4%)

0.00

Occupation

Farmer

251 (68.1)

278 (74.6)

254 (67.7)

277 (21.1)

59 (75.0)

228 (61.2)

201 (57.6)

240 (64.6)

1,803 (60.8%)

 

Employed

15 (4.2)

26 (6.8)

40 (10.7)

25 (52.0)

72 (19.5)

38 (10.1)

38 (10.2)

57 (15.4)

461 (15.6%)

0.02

Student

25 (6.9)

6 (1.7)

29 (7.7)

35 (9.6)

19 (5.2)

45 (12.2)

31 (8.5}

40 (10.8)

228 (7.7%)

 

Others

77 (20.8)

63 (16.9)

52 (13.9)

65 (17.3)

38 (10.3)

60 (16.3)

87 (23.7)

34 (9.2)

473 (15.9%)

 
  1. None = did not obtain formal education