Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of respondents in Chewaka district, South West Ethiopia, 2014
From: Insecticide treated nets use and its determinants among settlers of Southwest Ethiopia
Variables (n = 574) | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 222 | 38.7 |
Female | 352 | 61.3 |
Age (years) | ||
15–29 | 286 | 49.8 |
30-44 | 237 | 41.3 |
≥ 45 | 51 | 8.9 |
Marital Status | ||
Single | 50 | 8.7 |
Married | 507 | 88.3 |
Divorced | 10 | 1.8 |
Widowed | 7 | 1.2 |
Educational level | ||
Illiterate | 379 | 66 |
Literate | 195 | 34 |
Occupation | ||
Student | 31 | 5.4 |
House wife | 70 | 12.2 |
Governmental Employee | 19 | 3.3 |
Merchant | 35 | 6.1 |
Farmer | 414 | 72.1 |
Other | 5 | 0.9 |
Monthly income of HH (birr) | ||
< 100 | 13 | 2.3 |
100–299 | 129 | 22.5 |
300–499 | 167 | 29.1 |
500–799 | 149 | 26 |
> 799 | 116 | 20.2 |
Family Size | ||
Less than three | 35 | 6.1 |
Three to four | 158 | 27.5 |
Five to six | 179 | 31.2 |
Seven and above | 202 | 35.2 |
Presence of radio in the HH | ||
No | 293 | 51.1 |
Yes | 281 | 48.9 |
Presence of television in the HH | ||
No | 544 | 94.8 |
Yes | 30 | 5.2 |