Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of (n = 633) school-aged children 6–12 years in Humbo district, Southern Ethiopia, March to April 2015
Variables | Result | Frequency (#) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 346 | 54.7 |
Female | 287 | 45.3 | |
Child’s age in years | 6–7 | 184 | 29.1 |
8–9 | 194 | 30.6 | |
10–12 | 255 | 40.3 | |
Sex of caregiver | Male | 361 | 57.0 |
Female | 272 | 43.0 | |
Caregiver’s education | No formal education | 153 | 24.4 |
Primary education | 405 | 64.0 | |
Secondary education | 69 | 10.9 | |
College degree/diploma | 6 | 1.0 | |
Marital status | Married | 571 | 90.2 |
Separated | 17 | 2.7 | |
Widowed/Divorced | 45 | 7.1 | |
Family size | 1–4 | 75 | 11.8 |
5–7 | 388 | 61.4 | |
8+ | 170 | 26.8 | |
Source of drinking water | Protected well | 71 | 11.2 |
Unprotected well | 143 | 22.6 | |
River/rain water | 34 | 5.4 | |
Pipe/tap | 382 | 60.3 | |
Type of toilet facility | Traditional pit latrine | 620 | 97.9 |
Ventilated improved | 7 | 1.1 | |
No facility/bush/field | 6 | 0.9 | |
Disposal site of domestic wastes | Field | 147 | 27.5 |
Dumping | 404 | 63.8 | |
Burning | 55 | 8.7 |