Table 1 Demographic and RHD clinical characteristics of quantitative survey respondents (N = 397)
Gender | n (%) |
|---|---|
Female | 297 (74.8%) |
Male | 100 (25.2%) |
Highest level of education | Â |
No formal schooling | 124 (31.2%) |
Primary school | 141 (35.5%) |
Secondary school | 84 (21.2%) |
University | 48 (12.1%) |
Employment status | Â |
Homemaker | 220 (55.4%) |
Employed | 91 (22.9%) |
Unemployed | 68 (17.1%) |
Student | 18 (4.5%) |
Monthly income level | Â |
Less than 2000 Sudanese Pounds (SDG) *(100 SDG = $15.06 USD) | 275 (69.3%) |
2000–3999 SDG | 98 (24.7%) |
4000–7999 SDG | 19 (4.8%) |
Greater than 8000 SDG | 2 (0.5%) |
Not reported | 3 (0.7%) |
Household setting | Â |
Rural | 179 (45.2%) |
Urban | 175 (44.2%) |
Suburban | 42 (10.6%) |
Insurance status | Â |
Insured | 278 (70.0%) |
Uninsured | 107 (27.0%) |
Not reported | 12 (3.0%) |
History of carditis | Â |
Yes | 114 (28.7%) |
No | 283 (71.3%) |
History of heart valve surgery | Â |
Yes | 204 (51.4%) |
No | 193 (48.6%) |
Optimal adherence to BPG prophylaxis | Â |
Yes | 127 (32.0%) |
No | 270 (68.0%) |