Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants based on cholera cases and controls
From: Assessing the risk factors of cholera epidemic in the Buea Health District of Cameroon
Characteristics | Cases (n = 34) | Controls (n = 101) | Total (n = 135) | χ 2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | |||
Gender | |||||
Male | 14 (41.2) | 43 (42.6) | 57 (42.2) | 0.020 | 0.886 |
Female | 20 (58.2) | 58 (57.4) | 78 (57.8) | ||
Age group | |||||
< 5 | 0.2 (6.3) | 0 (0) | 02 (1.5) | 6.645 | 0.084 |
5–15 | 12.5 (12.5) | 9 (9.2) | 13 (10.0) | ||
16–25 | 10 (31.3) | 35 (35.7) | 45 (34.6) | ||
> 25 | 16 (50.0) | 54 (55.1) | 70 (53.8) | ||
Occupation | |||||
Farmers | 5 (15.5) | 21 (21.0) | 26 (19.5) | 5.849 | 0.321 |
Students | 14 (42.5) | 29 (29.0) | 43 (32.3) | ||
Business | 8 (24.2) | 20 (20.0) | 28 (21.1) | ||
Civil servant | 3 (9.1) | 16 (16.0) | 19 (14.3) | ||
Housewife | 3 (9.1) | 6 (6.0) | 9 (6.8) | ||
Others | 0 (0.0) | 8 (8.0) | 8 (6.0) | ||
Level of Education | |||||
No formal education | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.1) | 2 (1.6) | 1.516 | 0.678 |
Primary | 15 (48.4) | 38 (39.2) | 53 (41.4) | ||
Secondary | 10 (32.3) | 39 (40.2) | 49 (38.3) | ||
Tertiary | 6 (19.4) | 18 (18.6) | 24 (18.8) | ||
Marital Status | |||||
Married | 14 (45.2) | 49 (50.5) | 63 (49.2) | 0.269 | 0.603 |
Single | 17 (54.8) | 48 (49.5) | 65 (50.8) | ||
Location | |||||
Peri-urban | 16 (57.1) | 41 (61.2) | 57 (60) | 2.372 | 0.305 |
Urban | 03 (10.7) | 02 (3.0) | 05 (5.3) | ||
Rural | 09 (32.1) | 24 (35.8) | 33 (34.7) | ||