Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of patient cohort

From: Outcomes and cost-effectiveness of an integrated holistic care package on persons affected by podoconiosis, lymphatic filariasis and leprosy and community members in north-western Ethiopia: an implementation research study

Baseline			Lost-to-follow-up
Variables	N	%	N	%
Age in years (mean, SD)	50.6 (SD = 13.0)		50.5 (SD = 11.3)
Sex
Male	108	48.9	17	58.6
Female	113	51.1	12	41.4
Total	221	100	29	100
District
Ankesha Guagusa	112	50.7	15	51.7
Guangua	109	49.3	14	48.3
Total	221	100	29	100
Residence
Urban	26	11.8	1	3.4
Rural	195	88.2	28	96.6
Total	221	100	29	100
Educational status
Illiterate	142	64.3	17	58.6
No formal education	63	28.5	8	27.6
Formal education	16	7.2	4	13.8
Total	221	100	29	100
Religion
Orthodox Christian	217	98.2	29	100
Muslim	4	1.8	0	0
Total	221	100	29	100
Marital status
Single	6	2.7	0	0
Married	143	64.7	20	69.0
Separated/divorced	38	17.2	3	10.3
Widowed	34	15.4	6	20.7
Total	221	100	29	100
Occupation
Merchant/petty trader	15	6.8	1	3.4
Farmer	173	78.3	28	96.6
Housewife	28	12.7	0	0
Other^a	5	2.3	0	0
Total	221	100	29	100
Perceived relative income
Poor	151	68.3	19	65.5
Average	66	29.9	10	34.5
Better off	4	1.8	0	0
Total	221	100	29	100
Children
Yes	206	93.2	26	89.7
No	15	6.8	3	10.3
Total	221	100	29	100

^aUnemployed or student

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