Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants
| EVD survivors (n=234) | Partners (n=256) | Comparison group (n=65) | p Value* | |
| n (%) or median (IQR) | n (%) or median (IQR) | n (%) or median (IQR) | ||
| Age (years) | 32 (25–41) | 25 (20–30) | 31 (25–38) | |
| 15–24 | 58 (25) | 117 (46) | 15 (23) | 0.037 |
| 25–39 | 110 (47) | 123 (48) | 35 (54) | |
| 40–59 | 57 (24) | 14 (6) | 8 (12) | |
| >60 | 9 (4) | 0 (0) | 7 (11) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 234 (100) | – | 59 (91) | – |
| Female | – | 256 (100) | 6 (9) | |
| Years in education | ||||
| None | 82 (35) | 143 (56) | 37 (35) | 0.003 |
| 1–5 | 39 (17) | 39 (15) | 48 (45) | – |
| 6–12 | 71 (30) | 58 (23) | 22 (21) | – |
| >13 | 41 (18) | 15 (6) | 21 (32) | – |
| Employment | ||||
| State employee/business owner | 62 (27) | 77 (30) | 15 (23) | 0.60 |
| Housekeeper/farmer/labourer | 95 (41) | 134 (53) | 24 (38) | – |
| Other | 75 (32) | 44 (17) | 25 (39) | – |
| Religion | ||||
| Muslim | 171 (74) | 200 (78) | 49 (75) | 0.96 |
| Christian | 57 (25) | 51 (20) | 15 (23) | |
| Other | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 1 (2) | |
| Prefecture | ||||
| Conakry | 71 (30) | 85 (33) | 13 (20) | 0.17 |
| Coyah (lower Guinea) | 35 (15) | 30 (12) | 11 (17) | – |
| Forécariah (lower Guinea) | 35 (15) | 50 (20) | 17 (26) | – |
| Guéckédou (forested Guinea) | 17 (7) | 21 (8) | 6 (9) | – |
| Macenta (forested Guinea) | 76 (32) | 70 (27) | 18 (28) | – |
| Zone of residence | ||||
| Urban | 120 (51) | 130 (51) | 30 (46) | 0.46 |
| Rural | 114 (49) | 126 (49) | 34 (54) |
*Pearson χ2 test compares survivors with the comparison group, excluding partners.