Table 1 Sociodemographic and health-related characteristics of EVD survivors (N = 358)
Characteristics | Variables | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age group | 18–33 years | 194(54.2) |
34–49 years | 134(37.4) | |
≥ 50 years | 30(8.4) | |
Sex | Male | 135(37.7) |
female | 223(62.3) | |
Educational Status | Non-formal education | 147(41.1) |
Primary | 44(12.3) | |
Secondary | 126(35.2) | |
Tertiary | 41(11.5) | |
Religious Affiliation | Christianity | 92(25.7) |
Islam | 266(74.3) | |
Marital Status | Single | 100(27.9) |
Married/Cohabitating | 171(47.8) | |
Divorced/Separated/widowed | 87(24.3) | |
Financial management | It is impossible/ Difficult all the time | 110(30.7) |
difficult some time | 238(66.5) | |
Not too bad | 10(2.8) | |
Monthly income (Leones) | Less than 500,000 | 252(70.4) |
500,000 - 1million | 94(26.3) | |
>1million | 12(3.4) | |
Residential Area | Urban | 219(61.2) |
Rural | 139(38.8) | |
Region | Northern region (Bambali district) | 120(33.5) |
Southern region (Bo district) | 55(15.4) | |
Eastern region (Kenema district) | 62(17.3) | |
Western Area | 121(33.8) | |
Employment status after surviving Ebola | Full time | 164(45.8) |
Part time | 16(4.5) | |
Casual/Temporal | 19(5.3) | |
Looking for job | 100(27.9) | |
not in paid work force | 59(16.5) | |
Current perceived health status | Very good/Good | 96(26.8) |
| Â | Fair/poor | 262(73.2) |
Duration(years) since discharged from ETC | ≤3 years | 27(7.5) |
> 3 years | 331(92.5) | |
Known Chronic disease | Yes | 46(12.8) |
No | 312(87.2) |