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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants from Kacheliba in West Pokot and Lokitoung in Turkana Counties

From: Serological evidence of Flavivirus circulation in human populations in Northern Kenya: an assessment of disease risk 2016–2017

Characteristic

West Pokot County

Turkana County

Combined

N

%

N

%

N

%

All

464

100.0

413

100.0

877

100.0

Sex

 Female

324

69.8

241

58.4

565

64.4

 Male

140

30.2

172

41.6

312

35.6

Age (years)

 13–19

14

3

48

11.6

62

7.1

 20–29

101

21.8

139

33.7

240

27.4

 30–39

106

22.8

86

20.8

192

21.9

 40–49

77

16.6

38

9.2

115

13.1

 50+

166

35.8

102

24.7

268

30.6

Occupation

 Farmer

457

98.5

71

17.2

528

60.2

 Wife/housegirl

0

0.0

198

47.9

198

22.6

 Fisherman/vendor

0

0.0

82

19.9

82

9.4

 Teacher/student

4

0.9

17

4.1

21

2.4

 Other

3

0.7

45

10.9

48

5.5

Herdsman

 No

425

91.6

373

90.3

798

91.0

 Yes

39

8.4

40

9.7

79

9.0

Yellow Fever vaccinated

 No

192

41.4

176

42.6

368

42.0

 Yes

182

39.2

11

2.7

193

22.0

 don’t know

90

19.4

226

54.7

316

36.0