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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the census from the sampled sub-counties

From: The rural Uganda non-communicable disease (RUNCD) study: prevalence and risk factors of self-reported NCDs from a cross sectional survey

 

Nakaseke

Nakaseke Town Council

Kasangombe

Total

p-value

Percent of Population (n)

43.1% (7006)

13.1% (2128)

43.9% (7138)

16,272

 

Mean Age (SD)

38.3 (16.7)

35.3 (15.3)

38.1 (16.6)

37.8 (16.5)

< 0.001

Male Sex (n)

45.1% (3206)

39.5% (855)

47.1% (3420)

45.3% (7481)

< 0.001

Mean Household Size (SD)

5.0 (3.0)

4.7 (3.2)

5.3 (3.0)

5.1 (3.0)

< 0.001

Education

 Primary or Less (n)

71.3% (5098)

50.5% (1105)

65.6% (4792)

66.0% (10,995)

< 0.001

Employment Status

 Currently Employed (n)

66.5% (4643)

75.8% (1604)

71.9% (5129)

70.1% (11,376)

< 0.001