Research Article
The Escalating Magnitude of COVID-19 Infections among the Northeastern Ethiopia Region: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in the northeastern region of Ethiopia, 2020.
| | Category | Individuals (8752) |
| | Age, years | | Mean (SD) | 31.6 (13.6) | | Range | 1–104 |
| | Age groups, n (%) | | 1–18 | 30 (0.4) | | 19–35 | 862 (9.8) | | 36–52 | 5236 (59.8) | | 53–69 | 1880 (21.5) | | 70–86 | 585 (6.7) | | 87–104 | 159 (1.9) |
| | Sex, n (%) | | Male | 5568 (63.6) | | Female | 3184 (36.4) |
| | Ethnic origin | | Ethiopia | 8747 (99.9) | | Others (China, Oman, and Taiwan) | 5 (0.1) |
| | Permanent residence (region) | | Amhara | 8728 (99.7) | | Afar | 19 (0.2) | | Others (Addis Ababa, Benishangul-Gumuz) | 5 (0.1) |
| | Permanent residence (zone) | | South Wollo | 4572 (52.2) | | Dessie town | 1175 (13.4) | | Oromia Special Zone | 1893 (21.6) | | Wag Hemra | 980 (11.2) | | Others (North Wollo, Showa, Gojam, Gondar, and Afar) | 132 (1.5) |
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