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Table 1 Characteristics of the villages and population surveyed

From: High prevalence of epilepsy in two rural onchocerciasis endemic villages in the Mahenge area, Tanzania, after 20 years of community directed treatment with ivermectin

Village

Mean altitude (range), m

No. of Households

No. of people

Median age (IQR)

No. aged ≥20 years (%)

No. aged 7–11 years (%)

Matumbala

1052 (786–1144)

244

972

20.1 (10.0–40.0)

337 (49.9)

71 (10.5)

Vigoi

1063 (504–1194)

388

1646

20.3 (10.5–40.4)

832 (50.6)

157 (9.5)

Mdindo

561 (444–802)

198

941

17.5 (8.5–38.1)

442 (47.0)

117 (12.3)

Msogezi

575 (491–731)

338

1558

15.4 (7.1–31.5)

661 (42.4)

221 (14.2)

Total

 

1168

5117

18.5 (8.7–37.5)

2272 (47.1)

566 (11.7)

  1. IQR: Inter quartile range