Volume 21, Number 10—October 2015
Dispatch
Taeniasis among Refugees Living on Thailand–Myanmar Border, 2012
Ellen J. McCleery
, Prapas Patchanee, Pornsawan Pongsopawijit, Sasisophin Chailangkarn, Saruda Tiwananthagorn, Papaspong Jongchansittoe, Anchalee Dantrakool, Nimit Morakote, Hnin Phyu, Patricia P. Wilkins, John Noh, Christina R. Phares, and Seth E. O’Neal
, Prapas Patchanee, Pornsawan Pongsopawijit, Sasisophin Chailangkarn, Saruda Tiwananthagorn, Papaspong Jongchansittoe, Anchalee Dantrakool, Nimit Morakote, Hnin Phyu, Patricia P. Wilkins, John Noh, Christina R. Phares, and Seth E. O’Neal
Table
Characteristics of refugees living on the Thailand–Myanmar border who participated in taeniasis study and their households, 2012*
| Characteristic |
Finding |
|---|---|
| Refugees, n = 738 | |
| Age, y, median (IQR); mean (SD) | 18 (7–35); 23.7 (19.8) |
| Education, y, median (IQR); mean (SD) | 1 (0–5); 2.8 (3.6) |
| Lived in camp, y, median (IQR); mean (SD) | 11 (4–16); 9.9 (5.9) |
| Female sex, no. (%) | 394 (53.4) |
| Unemployed, no. (%) | 575 (80.0) |
| Households, n = 205 | |
| No. residents, median (IQR); mean (SD) | 4 (4–6); 4.3 (1.9) |
| Main floor elevated, no. (%) | 169 (83.7) |
| Main floor cement or bamboo, no. (%) | 198 (98.5) |
| Latrine in yard, no. (%) | 170 (83.7) |
| Water runs from tap to house, no. (%) | 35 (17.2) |
| At least 1 pig, no. (%) | 138 (67.3) |
*IQR, interquartile range.
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