Table 1 Participant demographics and results from the risk factors questionnaire by site.

From: Spatiotemporal dynamics of the oropharyngeal microbiome in a cohort of Ivorian school children

 

Abidjan

%

Korhogo

%

Gender

 Girls

30

76.9

19

51.4

 Boys

9

23.1

18

48.6

 Total

39

 

37

 

Class level

 CE1 /Grade 2

7

17.9

4

10.8

 CE2 /Grade 3

5

12.8

13

35.1

 CM1 /Grade 4

12

30.8

13

35.1

 CM2 /Grade 5

15

38.5

7

18.9

 Total

39

 

37

 

Age (years)

 8

5

12.8

6

16.2

 9

10

25.6

18

48.6

 10

12

30.8

10

27.0

 11

8

20.5

3

8.1

 12

4

10.3

0

0

 Total

39

 

37

 
 

Abidjan (%)

Korhogo (%)

0R (IC)

P-value

Knowledge of meningitis

 High

39.47

37.84

0.93 (0.33–2.61)

0.0103

 Low

36.84

10.81

0.21 (0.05–0.79)

 Medium

23.68

51.35

3.34 (1.15–10.39)

Application of good hygiene measure

 Bad

21.05

2.7

0.1 (0.002–0.87)

0.042

 Good

44.74

62.16

2 (0.73–5.66)

 Medium

34.21

35.14

1.04 (0.36-3)

Nutritional status

 Mild malnutrition

15.79

8.1

0.475 (0.070–2.45)

0.29

 Moderate malnutrition

2.63

2.7

1.02 (0.012–82.77)

 Severe malnutrition

0

2.7

Inf (0.036- inf)

 Normal

63.16

81.08

2.46 (0.78–8.46)

 Obesity

5.26

0

0 (0-5.45)

 Excess weight

13.16

5.4

0.38 (0.034–2.53)

Contact with animals

 Yes

34.21

37.84

1.16 (0.41–3.35)

0.812

 No

65.79

62.16