Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics of household contacts (n = 753 at site I and n = 523 at site II), September 2020 - December 2022
Characteristics of household contacts | Study sties | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Study site I n (%) | Study site II n (%) | ||
Age | <= 5 years | 42 (4.6) | 48 (9.4) |
> 5–20 years | 304 (40.5) | 194 (37.8) | |
> 20–40 years | 223 (29.7) | 142 (27.7) | |
> 40 years | 182 (24.2) | 129 (25.2) | |
Sex | Male | 417 (55.5) | 269 (52.2) |
Female | 334 (44.5) | 246 (47.8) | |
Marital status | Single | 387 (51.5) | 272 (52.6) |
Married | 306 (40.8) | 230 (44.5) | |
Divorced | 22 (2.9) | 4 (0.8) | |
Widowed | 36 (4.8) | 11 (2.1) | |
Religion | Christian | 31 (4.1) | 24 (4.7) |
Muslim | 720 (95.9) | 490 (95.3 | |
Education | No education | 369 (49.2) | 235 (45.5) |
Primary education | 254 (33.8) | 228 (44.2) | |
Secondary education | 94 (12.5) | 46 (8.9) | |
Tertiary education | 34 (4.5) | 7 (1.4) | |
Occupation | Government employee | 74 (9.9) | 19 (3.7) |
Farmer | 115 (15.3) | 140 (27.3) | |
Merchant | 91 (12.1) | 45 (8.7) | |
House wife | 121 (16.1) | 77 (14.9) | |
Other | 349 (46.5) | 234 (45.4) | |
Relationship with index | Parent | 108 (14.4) | 141 (27.3) |
Spouse | 123 (16.5) | 78 (15.1) | |
Son/Daughter | 246 (32.6) | 206 (39.9) | |
Sibling | 155 (20.6) | 55 (10.7) | |
Other | 119 (15.9) | 36 (7.0) | |
Intensity of contact | Share same bed | 237 (31.6) | 68 (13.1) |
Share same room | 125 (16.6) | 96 (18.6) | |
Different room | 387 (51.5) | 353 (68.3) | |
Other | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0) | |