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Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents

From: First recourse for care-seeking and associated factors among rural populations in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Variables

Katana (%)

(n = 961)

Walungu (%) (n = 790)

χ2

p-value

Total (%)

(n = 1751)

Age median (range)

30(25–40) years

27(23–37) years

 

0.001

0

Sex

 Female

511(53)

430(54.4)

0.27

0.600

941(53.7)

 Male

450(47)

360(45.6)

  

810(46.3)

Marital status

n = 961

n = 790

  

n = 1751

 Single

281(29.2)

285(36.1)

64.21

< 0.001

566(32.3)

 Divorced

5(0.5)

24(3.0)

  

29(1.6)

 Married

639(62.5)

404(51.1)

  

1043(59.6)

 Widow (er)

36(3.7)

77(9.8)

  

113(6.5)

Profession

n = 961

n = 784

  

n = 1745

 State employee

217(22.6)

165(21.0)

34.20

< 0.001

382(21.9)

 Cultivators

426(44.3)

257(32.8)

  

683(39.1)

 Unemployed

318(33.1)

362(46.2)

  

680(39.0)

Education level

n = 961

n = 788

  

n = 1749

 None

312(32.5)

203(25.8)

48.60

< 0.001

515(29.5)

 Primary

238(24.8)

210(26.6)

  

448(25.6)

 Secondary

378(39.3)

284(36.1)

  

662(37.8)

 Higher education

33(3.4)

91(11.5)

  

124(7.1)