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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants expressed in percentages, Villa Tunari 2015

From: Risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in the rainforest of Bolivia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

N (%)

CL positive N (%)

Sex

Female

112 (40.8)

36 (30.3)

Male

162 (59.1)

83 (69.7)

Age in years

Median (min–max)

35 (12–73)

35 (14–73)

Residence

Chipiriri community

74 (27.0)

24 (20.2)

Ichoa community

200 (73.0)

95 (79.8)

Years of residence

Below 10

136 (49.8)

54 (45.8)

More than 10

137 (50.2)

64 (54.2)

Migrant from highlands

No

119 (43.4)

50 (42.0)

Yes

155 (56.6)

69 (58.0)

Mother tongue

Spanish

35 (12.8)

15 (12.6)

Quechua or Aymara

239 (87.2)

104 (87.4)

Farmer

No

121 (44.2)

42 (35.3)

Yes

153 (55.8)

77 (64.7)

Reading

No

38 (13.9)

13 (11.0)

Yes

235 (86.1)

105 (89.0)

Education in years

Mean (SD)

6.2 (3.7)

6.3 (3.6)