Table 1 Characteristics of participants enrolled in leprosy active surveillance and promotion of community awareness in four districts in Malawi
From: Burden of leprosy in Malawi: community camp-based cross-sectional study
Male | Female | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Sex | 2524 | 39.8 | 3814 | 60.2 | 6338 | 100.0 |
Age (years): | ||||||
5-14 | 1106 | 44.1 | 1111 | 29.3 | 2217 | 35.2 |
15-24 | 397 | 15.8 | 888 | 23.5 | 1285 | 20.4 |
25-34 | 326 | 13.0 | 791 | 20.9 | 1117 | 17.7 |
35-44 | 204 | 8.1 | 361 | 9.5 | 565 | 9.0 |
45-54 | 153 | 6.1 | 281 | 7.4 | 434 | 6.9 |
55-64 | 139 | 5.5 | 204 | 5.4 | 343 | 5.5 |
65-74 | 116 | 4.6 | 107 | 2.8 | 223 | 3.5 |
75 or more | 66 | 2.6 | 43 | 1.1 | 109 | 1.7 |
All with known age | 2507 | 100.0 | 3786 | 100.0 | 6293 | 100.0 |
Marital status: | ||||||
Currently married | 980 | 74.1 | 1597 | 69.3 | 2577 | 71.0 |
Divorced/separated | 59 | 4.5 | 185 | 8.0 | 244 | 6.7 |
Never married | 264 | 20.0 | 350 | 15.2 | 614 | 16.9 |
Widowed | 19 | 1.4 | 174 | 7.5 | 193 | 5.3 |
All with known marital status | 1322 | 100.0 | 2306 | 100.0 | 3628 | 100.0 |
District: | ||||||
Machinga | 738 | 29.2 | 1478 | 38.8 | 2216 | 35.0 |
Mangochi | 421 | 16.7 | 764 | 20.0 | 1185 | 18.7 |
Nkhotakota | 540 | 21.4 | 646 | 16.9 | 1186 | 18.7 |
Salima | 825 | 32.7 | 926 | 24.3 | 1751 | 27.6 |
All | 2524 | 100 | 3814 | 100 | 6338 | 100 |