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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: Detection of Immunoglobulin G and/or IgM antibodies specific for Lassa virus among HIV patients in the Northwestern region of Cameroon

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Age in years

  

< 25

43

13.0

25–44

100

30.3

> 44

187

56.7

Gender

  

Female

240

72.7

Male

90

27.3

Level of Education

  

None

33

10.0

Primary

155

47.0

Secondary

115

34.8

Tertiary

27

8.2

Marital status

  

Divorced

33

10.0

Married

137

41.5

Single

102

30.9

Widow/er

58

17.6

Occupation

  

Salary earners

46

13.9

skilled workers

218

66.1

Unemployed

66

20.0

Duration of ARV in years

  

< 5

82

24.8

5–10

74

22.4

> 10

174

52.7