Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants, Shewa Robit Town, northeastern Ethiopia, 2011
Variables | Category | Number of interviewees (%) | Number of examined for malaria (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 110(38.7) | 172(40.5) |
| Â | Female | 174(61.3) | 253(59.5) |
Age | <5 | NA | 42(9.9) |
| Â | 5-17 | NA | 99(23.3) |
| Â | 18-24 | 109(38.4) | 109(25.6) |
| Â | 25-44 | 109(38.4) | 109(25.6) |
|  | ≥45 | 66(23.2) | 66(15.5) |
Marital Status | Single | 83(29.2) | NA |
| Â | Married | 172(60.6) | NA |
| Â | Divorced | 21(7.4) | NA |
| Â | Widowed | 8(2.8) | NA |
Education | Illiterate | 142(50.0) | NA |
| Â | Elementary and Junior | 87(30.6) | NA |
| Â | Secondary and above | 55(19.4) | NA |
Occupation | Farmer | 103(36.3) | NA |
| Â | Merchant | 52(18.3) | NA |
| Â | Government employee | 34(12.0) | NA |
| Â | Others | 95(33.4) | NA |
Ethnic group | Amhara | 253(89.1) | 375(88.2) |
| Â | Argoba | 29(10.2) | 48(11.3) |
| Â | Others | 2(0.7) | 2(0.5) |