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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of contacts and survivors of Ebola Virus Disease and relations in Lagos, Nigeria, 2014 (n = 117)

From: An evaluation of psychological distress and social support of survivors and contacts of Ebola virus disease infection and their relatives in Lagos, Nigeria: a cross sectional study − 2014

Characteristics

Number

Percent

Age

  

<20

3

2.6

20–49

107

91.4

≥50

7

6.0

Sex

  

Female

78

66.7

Males

39

33.3

Religion

  

Christians

100

85.5

Muslims

17

14.5

Occupation

  

Healthcare workers

45

38.5

Non Healthcare workers

72

61.5

Level of education

  

None

2

1.7

Primary

8

6.8

Secondary

30

25.6

Tertiary

77

65.8

Ethnic group

  

Yoruba

29

24.8

Ibo

27

23.1

Hausa

4

3.4

Other

57

48.7

Type of respondent

  

Survivor

4

3.4

Survivor relation

1

0.9

Contact

93

79.5

Contact relation

19

16.2

Local Government Area

  

Eti–Osa

57

48.7

Lagos Mainland

5

4.3

Mushin

34

29.1

Oshodi-Isolo

20

17.1

Surulere

1

0.9