Table 3 Demographic and explosive device (ED) exposure characteristics of survey participants in a household KAP survey—Colombia, 2012
Characteristica | Adults (N = 928) | Children (N = 562) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | n (%)b | 95% CI | n (%)b | 95% CI |
Male | 451 (49.3) | 46.6–52.0 | 290 (51.7) | 47.1–56.2 |
Female | 477 (50.7) | 48.0–53.4 | 272 (48.3) | 43.8–52.9 |
Mean age in years (95% CL) | 41.5 | 40.3–42.8 | 13.1 | 12.9–13.3 |
Race/Ethnicityc | Not asked | |||
Indigenous | 123 (15.0) | 9.3–23.3 | ||
Black or Afro-Colombian | 121 (13.6) | 8.4–21.3 | ||
Mestizo or White | 636 (71.4) | 61.7–79.5 | ||
No education beyond primary school | 598 (62.7) | 57.9–67.3 | 272 (48.7) | 42.0–55.5 |
Outdoor occupation | 354 (38.4) | 34.8–42.1 | 37 (6.6) | 4.5–9.5 |
Displaced | 89 (9.3) | 6.4–13.3 | Not asked | |
Media habits | ||||
Mean number of media sources used per week (newspaper, radio, TV, internet) (95% CL) | 2.2 | 2.1–2.3 | 2.8 | 2.7–2.9 |
Knowledge of EDs | ||||
Mean number correct out of 8 true/false statements about ED (95% CL) | 5.4 | 5.2–5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2–5.7 |
Perceived community ED risk | ||||
Has ever heard of accidents in which EDs have exploded in the community and caused humaninjury or death | 249 (25.9) | 17.7–36.1 | 127 (22.1) | 14.9–31.5 |
Believes community is affected by the presence of ED at this time | 129 (13.3) | 7.7–22.1 | Not asked | |
Exposure to EDs and receipt of MRE | ||||
Has encountered any ED | 488 (52.5) | 47.4–57.6 | 249 (43.9) | 38.7–49.2 |
Has encountered a grenade | 430 (46.7) | 41.4–52.2 | 181 (32.0) | 27.1–37.2 |
Has encountered ED on more than one occasion | 194 (21.0) | 17.3–25.2 | 87 (15.5) | 11.8–20.2 |
Has received MRE | 121 (13.7) | 10.2–18.2 | 148 (26.9) | 20.7–34.1 |