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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of community participants (N = 376)

From: Low awareness and common misconceptions about schistosomiasis in endemic lowland areas in Western Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study

Socio-demographic profiles

Numbers (376)

Percent

Sex

 Male

199

52.9

 Female

177

47.1

Age categories

 12–19

200

53.2

 20–27

114

30.3

 28–35

56

14.9

 36+

6

1.6

Ethnic group

 Gumuz

312

83.0

 Oromo

52

13.8

 Shenasha

4

1.1

 Amhara

6

1.6

 Others

2

0.5

Educational status of participants

 Primary

222

59.0

 Secondary

58

15.5

 Collage and above

34

9.0

 Not formally educated

62

16.5

Participant Occupation

 Farmer

103

27.4

 Student

225

59.8

 Salaried employee

38

10.1

 Merchant

10

2.7