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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of measles cases and controls, Zaka District, Masvingo Province, 2010

From: Measles outbreak investigation in Zaka, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe, 2010

Variable

 

Cases n= 110 (%)

Controls n= 110 (%)

P value

Median Age

 

10 years(Q1=7,Q3=16

16 years(Q1=10,Q3=19)

0.04

Sex

Females

65(59.1%)

65(59.1%)

0.11

 

Males

45(49.1%)

45(40.9%)

 

Marital Status

Single

107(97.3%)

93(84.5%)

0.90

 

Married

3(2.7%)

17(15.5%)

 

Religion

Apostolic

70(63.6%)

33(30.00%)

0.10

 

Orthodox

24(21%)

47(44.7%)

 
 

Pentecostal

15(13.6%)

28(25.5%)

 
 

Traditional

1(0.9%)

2(1.8%)

 

Occupation

Formally employed

1(0.9%)

4(3.6%)

0.35

 

School Pupil

86(78.2%)

82(74.5%)

 
 

Unemployed

23(20.9%)

26(23.6%)

 

Level of Education

None

24(21.8%)

10(9.1%)

0.06

 

Primary

39(35.5%)

33(30.0%)

 
 

Secondary

47(42.7%)

67(60.9%)

 

Median Number of people per House

 

9(Q1=6),(Q3=14)

6(Q1=5) ,(Q3=10)

0.08

Median Number of Siblings Sharing Room

 

4(Q1=3),(Q3=7)

3(Q1=2),(Q3=4)

0.70