Research Article
The Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and the Sand Fly: Knowledge and Beliefs of the Population in Central Morocco (El Hajeb)
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.
| | Variable | Number (n = 281) | Percentage (%) |
| Middle of life | Urban | 126 | 44.8 | Rural | 155 | 55.2 |
| Age group | [16–20] | 17 | 6.0 | [21–30] | 61 | 21.7 | [31–40] | 69 | 24.6 | [41–50] | 75 | 26.7 | Over 50 years old | 54 | 19.2 | Unanswered | 5 | 1.8 |
| Level of education | Illiterate | 79 | 28.1 | Primary | 97 | 34.5 | College | 62 | 22.1 | Secondary | 23 | 8.2 | Superior | 17 | 6.0 | Unanswered | 3 | 1.1 |
| Occupation | Housewife | 76 | 27.0 | Public servant | 33 | 11.7 | Farmer/breeders | 58 | 20.8 | Worker | 28 | 10.0 | Works day labourer | 45 | 16.0 | Other occupations | 41 | 14.6 |
| Gender | Man | 91 | 32.0 | Woman | 191 | 68.0 |
| Family status | Unmarried | 46 | 16.4 | Married | 210 | 74.7 | Widower | 16 | 5.7 | Divorced | 9 | 3.2 |
| Monthly family income | <300$ | 157 | 55.9 | [300–500] | 69 | 24.6 | [500–700] | 38 | 13.5 | >700$ | 17 | 6.0 |
| Health coverage | National fund for social welfare | 23 | 8.2 | National social security fund | 44 | 15.7 | Medical assistance regime for the economically disadvantaged | 150 | 53.4 | None | 64 | 22.8 |
| Housing type | A traditional house made of wood, brick, and pewter | 64 | 22.8 | A traditional cement house | 121 | 43.1 | Modern Moroccan house | 71 | 25.3 | Apartment | 23 | 8.2 | Villa | 2 | 0.7 |
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