Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the Study subjects.
|
Variable |
Lassa fever patients |
Control |
p-value |
|
Mean age (SD) (years) |
35.90 ± 9.80 |
34.70 ± 8.70 |
0.598 |
|
Age group |
|
|
|
|
19-28 |
11 (27.50) |
10 (25.00) |
0.387 |
|
29-38 |
10 (25.00) |
17 (42.50) |
|
|
39-48 |
14 (35.00) |
10 (25.00) |
|
|
49-58 |
5 (12.50) |
3 (7.50) |
|
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
Male |
22 (55.00) |
24 (60.00) |
0.651 |
|
Female |
18 (45.00) |
16 (40.00) |
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
Single |
12 (30.00) |
15 (7.50) |
0.478 |
|
Married |
28 (70.00) |
25 (62.50) |
|
|
Educational Status |
|
|
|
|
Complete primary |
2 (5.00) |
1 (2.50) |
0.001* |
|
Complete junior secondary school |
5 (12.50) |
0 (0.00) |
|
|
Part of senior secondary school |
3 (7.50) |
0 (0.00) |
|
|
Complete senior secondary school |
10 (25.00) |
3 (7.50) |
|
|
Tertiary |
20 (50.00) |
36 (90.00) |
|
|
Occupation |
|
|
|
|
Administrative officer |
0 (0.00) |
3 (7.50) |
0.000* |
|
Artisans |
10 (25.00) |
2 (5.00) |
|
|
Banker |
3 (7.50) |
0 (0.00) |
|
|
Civil servant |
2 (5.00) |
23 (57.50) |
|
|
Medical practitioner |
0 (0.00) |
5 (12.50) |
|
|
Self-employed |
15 (37.50) |
2 (5.00) |
|
|
Student/Corper |
7 (17.50) |
4 (10.00) |
|
|
Teacher |
3 (7.50) |
1 (2.50) |
|
|
Religion |
|
|
|
|
Christian |
33 (82.50) |
34 (85.00) |
0.762 |
|
Muslim |
7 (17.50) |
6 (15.00) |
|
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
Afemai |
10 (25.00) |
7 (17.50) |
0.042* |
|
Esan |
12 (30.00) |
26 (65.00) |
|
|
Bini |
5 (12.50) |
3 (7.50) |
|
|
Ibo |
4 (10.00) |
2 (5.00) |
|
|
Urhobo |
5 (12.50) |
1 (2.50) |
|
|
Yoruba |
4 (10.00) |
1 (2.50) |
|
SD: Standard Deviation; N: Number; %: Percentage; *: Statistically Significant