Variable | Total | Peri-urban (VT Capital & Province) | Rural (Xekong & Xayabuli Provinces) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Households with RI | 264 (15) | 133 (10) | 131 (31) | <0.001 |
Persons with RI | 317 (3.5) | 156 (2.4) | 161 (6.2) | <0.001 |
Median (IQR) age (years) of persons with RI (n = 317) | 17 (5 – 40) | 13 (4 – 37) | 20 (5 – 41) | 0.23 |
Age group of persons with RI | ||||
- Adult > 15 years | 163 (51.5) | 70 (45) | 93 (58) | 0.02 |
- Children ≤ 15 years | 154 (48.5) | 86 (55) | 68 (42) | |
- Children < 5 years | 77 (24) | 41 (26) | 36 (22) | 0.42 |
- Elderly (> 65 years) | 5 (2) | 5 (3) | 5 (3) | 0.96 |
RI by ethnic groups | ||||
- Lao Loom | 143 (45) | 143 (92) | 0 | <0.001 |
- Hmong | 13 (4) | 13 (8) | 0 | |
- Prai | 70 (22) | 0 | 70 (43) | |
- Alak | 42 (13) | 0 | 42 (26) | |
- Taliang | 22 (7) | 0 | 22 (14) | |
- Dakkang | 27 (8.5) | 0 | 27 (17) | |
Persons with RI who sought treatment | ||||
- Overall | 225 (71) | 147 (94) | 78 (48) | <0.001 |
- Lao Loom | 136 (60) | 136 (92) | 0 | <0.001 |
- Hmong | 11 (5) | 11 (8) | 0 | |
- Prai | 27 (12) | 0 | 27 (35) | |
- Alak | 31 (14) | 0 | 31 (40) | |
- Taliang | 9 (4) | 0 | 9 (11) | |
- Dakkang | 11 (5) | 0 | 11 (14) |