Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of cases and controls in Dong Xuan district, Phu Yen province, Vietnam
Characteristics | Cases (n = 81) (%) | Controls (n = 94) (%) | Total (n = 175) (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean-SD) | 34.2 ± 11.7 | 37.8 ± 11.6 | 36.2 ± 11.8 | 0.04 |
Gender | 0.90 | |||
 Male | 71 (87.7%) | 83 (88.3%) | 154 (88.0%) |  |
 Female | 10 (12.3%) | 11 (11.7%) | 21 (12.0%) |  |
Education level | 0.54 | |||
 Illiterate | 18 (22.2%) | 28 (29.8%) | 46 (26.3%) |  |
 Primary school | 25 (30.9%) | 21 (22.3%) | 46 (26.3%) |  |
 Secondary | 16 (19.8%) | 19 (20.2%) | 35 (20.0%) |  |
 High school and above | 22 (27.2%) | 26 (27.7%) | 48 (27.4%) |  |
Ethnicity | 0.70 | |||
 Kinh | 28 (34.6%) | 33 (35.1%) | 61 (34.9%) |  |
 Cham | 43 (53.1%) | 53 (56.4%) | 96 (54.9%) |  |
 Bana | 10 (12.3%) | 8 (8.5%) | 18 (10.3%) |  |
Household economic statusa | 0.895 | |||
 Highest | 17 (21%) | 18 (19.1%) | 35 (20%) |  |
 High | 15 (18.5%) | 23 (24.5%) | 38 (21.7%) |  |
 Medium | 18 (22.2%) | 17 (18.2%) | 35 (20%) |  |
 Low | 17 (21%) | 18 (19.1%) | 35 (20%) |  |
 Lowest | 14 (17.3%) | 18 (19.1%) | 32 (18.3%) |  |
Main work in the forest | 0.21 | |||
 Aloe seeking and hunting | 16 (19.8%) | 25 (26.6%) | 41 (23.4%) |  |
 Tree planting | 43 (53.1%) | 50 (53.2%) | 93 (53.2%) |  |
 Trapping | 6 (7.4%) | 10 (10.6%) | 16 (9.1%) |  |
 Otherb | 16 (19.8%) | 9 (9.6%) | 25 (14.3%) |  |