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Table 1 Summary of characteristics of study population and results, Sinnar State, Sudan, 2009

From: Testing the sensitivity and specificity of the fluorescence microscope (Cyscope®) for malaria diagnosis

Characteristic

Result

Age

 

   Mean Age

32.5 years (SD: 13.4)

   Median Age

30 years

Gender

 

   Female:Male ratio

1.54:1

   Percentage of Females Pregnant

19.8%

Education

 

   Basic/undergraduate

117 (40.9%)

   University/post-graduate

89 (31.1%)

   No formal education

80 (28%)

Occupation

 

   House wife

135 (47.4%)

   "Free" trade

50 (17.5%)

   Employee (Public Sector/Private Sector/Organization)

25 (8.8%)

   Unemployed

75 (26.3%)