Research Article

Performance of Epidemic Preparedness and Response Committees to Disease Outbreaks in Arua District, West Nile Region

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the respondents.

VariableNumber (percentage)

Sex
Male82 (79.61)
Female21 (20.39)

Age group
20–35 years45 (44.12)
36–50 years50 (49.02)
55–70 years7 (6.86)

Duration as a member
<2 years24 (24.00)
2–5 years48 (48.00)
>5 years28 (28.00)

Cadre
Political leader37 (35.92)
Health worker35 (33.98)
Environmentalist23 (22.33)
Others8 (7.77)