Table 3 Pre- and post-intervention surveys’ population characteristics
Pre-intervention survey (2015) (N = 421) N (%) | Post-intervention survey (2019) (N = 380) N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 124 (29.5) | 102 (26.8) |
Male | 297 (70.6) | 278 (73.2) | |
Age | Median (IQR) | 37 (30–45) | 39 (31–48) |
18–29 | 91 (21.6) | 80 (21.1) | |
30–44 | 214 (50.8) | 168 (44.2) | |
≥ 45 | 116 (27.6) | 132 (34.7) | |
Country of birth | Brazil | 395 (93.8) | 363 (95.5) |
Other | 26 (6.2) | 17 (4.5) | |
Education level | None or primary | 202 (48.0) | 130 (34.3) |
Secondary or superior | 219 (52.0) | 249 (65.7) | |
Portuguese level | None or low | 13 (4.0) | 4 (1.1) |
Fluent | 408 (96.9) | 370 (98.9) | |
French medical coverage | Yes | 13 (3.1) | 10 (2.6) |
No | 408 (96.9) | 370 (97.4) | |
Time in gold mining | Median (IQR) | 10 (5–15) | 10 (4–18) |
≤ 10 years | 249 (59.1) | 205 (54.1) | |
> 10 years | 172 (40.9) | 174 (45.9) | |
Main occupation | Gold miner | 206 (48.9) | 230 (60.5) |
Trader | 92 (21.9) | 59 (15.5) | |
Cook/Housekeeper/Sex worker | 65 (15.4) | 55 (14.5) | |
Quad or boat driver/Mechanic | 48 (11.4) | 23 (6.1) | |
Other | 10 (2.4) | 13 (3.4) | |
History of malaria | Never or < 4 attacks > 4 attacks | 136 (32.3) 285 (67.7) | 184 (48.8) 193 (51.2) |