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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey sample

From: Impact of a mass media campaign on bed net use in Cameroon

 

National Institute of Statistics

2011 Malaria KAP Baseline

2012 Malaria KAP Survey

Location

   

Urban

52%*

51%

50%

Rural

48%*

49%

50%

Gender

   

Male

49%*

49%

50%

Female

51%*

51%

50%

Age (% of adults 15+ in each range)

   

15-29

51%*

50%

54%

30+

49%*

46%

42%

No answer

 

4%

4%

Education

   

No formal schooling, no response

17%**

13%

7%

Primary

33%**

20%

23%

Secondary (1st cycle)

28%**

30%

32%

Secondary (2nd cycle)

 15%**

24%

26%

Higher/University

7%**

13%

12%

Religion

   

Islam

20%**

22%

25%

Traditional religion

3%**

1%

1%

Catholicism

37%**

38%

38%

Christianity (others)

35%**

33%

34%

Other, no response

4%**

5%

3%

Household goods

   

Mobile Phone

--

77%

82%

Television

--

78%

80%

Radio

--

76%

74%

VCD or DVD player

--

65%

66%

Refrigerator

--

30%

32%

  1. * Data source: République du Cameroun, Institut National de la Statistique. La Population du Cameroun en 2010. [http://www.statistics-cameroon.org/downloads/La_population_du_Cameroun_2010.pdf].
  2. ** Data source: Institut National de la Statistique, Ministère de l’Économie, de la Planification et de l’Aménagement du Territoire, Ministère de la Santé Publique, MEASURE DHS ICF International: Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples EDS-MICS CAMEROUN 2011 Rapport Préliminaire. Yaoundé; 2011.