Volume 13, Number 2—February 2007
Research
Human African Trypanosomiasis in a Rural Community, Democratic Republic of Congo
Pascal Lutumba*†, Eric Makieya‡, Alexandra Shaw§, Filip Meheus¶, and Marleen Boelaert†
Table 1
Characteristics of 47 households with human African trypanosomiasis patients, Buma, Democratic Republic of Congo
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Household size, no. persons | |
| Minimum | 1 |
| Median | 5 |
| Maximum | 12 |
| Interquartile range | 3 |
| Age of head of household, y | |
| Minimum | 23 |
| Median | 45 |
| Maximum | 63 |
| Interquartile range | 12 |
| Proportion of households with male head of household | 87.2% |
| Proportion of farmers among heads of household | 80.9% |
| Education level of heads of household | |
| None | 8.5% |
| Primary | 40.4% |
| Secondary | 46.8% |
| University | 4.3% |
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