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Table 4 Frequency and duration of stay in Pailin farms

From: High mobility, low access thwarts interventions among seasonal workers in the Greater Mekong Sub-region: lessons from the malaria containment project

Seasonal worker characteristics

Total

N

%

First time working in Pailin

 Yes

166

54.6

 No

138

45.4

Number of times worked in Pailin before (times)

 1–2

73

52.8

 3–4

28

20.3

 >5

37

22.3

Frequency of coming to work in Pailin

 Once a year

38

27.5

 Twice a year

53

38.4

 Three times a year

10

7.3

 >3 times a year

14

10.1

 I never leave

23

16.7

Length working in the farm (mean, SD) [18 weeks, 54] (weeks)

 <2 

181

59.5

 3–4

41

13.5

 5–6

10

3.3

 7–8

12

4.0

 >8 

60

19.7

Duration planned for this tripa (months)

 <2 

151

49.7

 >2 

152

50.3

Ways to find places of manual labour

 Friends

39

12.8

 Farm owner

126

41.5

 Used to come here before

23

7.5

 Neighbour

109

35.9

 Family member

73

24.0

  1. aThe 2-month cut-off point was defined as short-term migrants compared to those who stay for longer periods >2 months