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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Factors hindering health care delivery in nomadic communities: a cross-sectional study in Timbuktu, Mali

Characteristics

Ber

Gossi

Overall

n (%)

n (%)

N (%)

Male/Female (Ratio)

164/95 (1.72)

134/127 (1.05)

298/222 (1.34)

Median age (min; max)

38 (18–86)

38 (18–86)

38 (18–86)

Age-groups (in years)

 18–30

107 (41.31)

75 (28.74)

182 (35)

 31–45

89 (34.36)

101 (38.7)

190 (36.54)

  ≥ 46

63 (24.32)

85 (32.57)

148 (28.46)

Total

259 (100)

261 (100)

520 (100)

Marital status

 Single

41 (15.83)

20 (7.66)

61 (11.73)

 Divorced

10 (3.86)

13 (4.98)

23 (4.42)

 Married

159 (61.39)

181 (69.35)

340 (65.38)

 Separated

9 (3.47)

7 (2.68)

16 (3.08)

 Widowed

5 (1.93)

13 (4.980

18 (3.46)

 Unknown

35 (13.51)

27 (10.34)

62 (11.92)

Total

259 (100)

261 (100)

520 (100)

Education

Kel Tamasheq alphabet

0 (0)

4 (1.53)

4 (0.77)

 College

2 (0.77)

0 (0)

2 (0.38)

 Arabia

51 (19.69)

48 (18.39)

99 (19.04)

 Primary school

37 (14.29)

20 (7.66)

57 (10.96)

 Illiterate

145 (55.98)

187 (71.65)

332 (63.85)

 Secondary

18 (6.95)

2 (0.77)

20 (93.85)

 University

6 (2.32)

0 (0)

6 (1.15)

Total

259 (100)

261 (100)

520 (100)

Main occupation

 Livestock breeding

50 (19.31)

69 (26.44)

119 (22.88)

 Trading

35 (13.51)

9 (3.45)

44 (8.46)

 Housekeepers

41 (15.83)

67 (25.67)

108 (20.77)

 Others

36 (13.90)

7 (2.68)

43 (8.27)

Total

259 (100)

261 (100)

520 (100)

  1. Others = craftsmanship, agriculture, civil servant, marabout; min = minimum; max = maximum