Research Article
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dengue Virus Circulation in the Rural Community, Handeni District in Tanga, Tanzania
Table 1
Socio-demographic characteristic of participants (n = 362).
| | Variables | Bondo % (n) | Kwadoya % (n) | Kwamgwe % (n) |
| | Age | <5 Years | 10.4 (15) | 8.6 (8) | 18.4 (23) | | 6 to 17 Years | 34.7 (50) | 29.0 (27) | 41.6 (52) | | ≥18 Years | 54.9 (79) | 62.4 (58) | 40.0 (59) |
| | Sex | Male | 39.6 (57) | 45.2 (42) | 43.2 (54) | | Female | 60.4 (87) | 54.8 (51) | 56.8 (71) |
| | Education level | Primary | 66.7 (96) | 60.2 (56) | 49.6 (62) | | Secondary | 2.8 (4) | 4.3 (4) | 7.2 (9) | | Tertiary | 1.4 (2) | 1.1 (1) | 0 (0) | | Not gone to school/child | 29.2 (42) | 34.4 (32) | 43.2 (54) |
| | Occupation | Farmer | 88.9 (128) | 95.7 (89) | 86.4 (108) | | Business/self-employed | 5.6 (8) | 3.2 (3) | 10.4 (13) | | Employed | 5.6 (8) | 1.1 (1) | 3.2 (4) |
| | Average HH income per month | <85 USD/- | 91.7 (132) | 94.6 (88) | 90.4 (113) | | 85–420 USD | 8.3 (12) | 5.4 (5) | 9.6 (12) |
| | Total | 39.8 (144) | 25.7 (93) | 34.5 (125) |
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HH: household.
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