Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (n = 393)
Characteristics | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 233 (59.3) |
Female | 160 (40.7) | |
Age in years (mean, SD) | 40.5 (SD = 13.5) | |
Occupation | Farmer | 340 (86.5) |
Housewife | 17 (4.3) | |
Private business | 22 (5.6) | |
Other | 14 (3.6) | |
Education | Can read and write | 68 (17.3) |
Cannot read and write | 325 (82.7) | |
Marital status | Married | 273 (69.5) |
Divorced | 53 (13.5) | |
Widowed | 34 (8.7) | |
Single | 33 (8.4) | |
Monthly household income in Birr* (n = 365), median (range) | 100-180 | 85 (23.3) |
181-300 | 92 (25.2) | |
301-500 | 104 (28.5) | |
501-2500 | 84 (23.0) | |
300 (50–2502) | ||
Patients’ comparison of their household socio-economic status with others in the same village | Below average | 252 (64.1) |
Average | 129 (32.8) | |
Above average | 12 (3.1) | |
Clinical stage | Stage I | 28 (7.1) |
Stage II | 239 (60.8) | |
Stage III | 121 (30.8) | |
Stage IV | 4 (1.0) | |
Stage V | 1 (0.3) | |
Have other podoconiosis-affected family member(s) | Yes | 78 (19.8) |