Malaria, Typhoid Fever, and Their Coinfection among Febrile Patients at a Rural Health Center in Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic data of study subjects in Ayinba Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia, April to May 2013.

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Sex
Male	120	60.0
Female	80	40.0
Age in years
2–5	12	6.0
6–11	25	12.5
12–25	83	41.5
26–45	66	33.0
≥46	14	7.0
Residence
Rural	178	89.0
Urban	22	11.0
Education
Illiterate	123	61.5
Read and write	20	10.0
Primary school	40	22.0
Secondary school	7	3.5
College/university	6	3.0
Occupation
Farmer	152	76.0
Merchant	7	3.5
Civil servant	3	1.5
Housewife	2	1.0
Daily laborers	4	2.0
Students	32	16.0