Research Article
Prevalence of Active Trachoma and Associated Factors in Areka Town, South Ethiopia, 2018
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Areka Town in Southern Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 586).
| Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent |
| Sex | Male | 317 | 54.1 | Female | 269 | 45.9 | Age of respondents | <25 years | 28 | 4.8 | 25–29 years | 46 | 7.8 | 30–34 years | 96 | 16.4 | 35–39 years | 176 | 30 | 40–44 years | 147 | 25.1 | 45 and above | 93 | 15.9 | Marital status of respondents | Married | 508 | 86.7 | Divorced | 24 | 4.1 | Widowed | 54 | 9.2 | Occupation of respondents | Farmer | 69 | 11.8 | Craftsmen | 30 | 5.1 | Merchant | 223 | 38.1 | Employee | 180 | 30.7 | Housewife | 75 | 12.8 | Retired | 9 | 1.5 | Average monthly income | ≤1500 birr | 245 | 41.8 | ≥1501 birr | 341 | 58.2 | Family size | Less than 5 | 431 | 73.5 | 5 and above | 155 | 26.5 | Age of observed child | Aged 1–4 years | 316 | 53.9 | Aged 5–9 years | 270 | 46.1 | No. of <9-year-old child | 2 or less | 547 | 93.3 | 3 and above | 39 | 6.7 | Educational/enrollment status of observed children | Not eligible | 322 | 54.9 | Eligible, not enrolled | 39 | 6.7 | Enrolled | 225 | 38.4 |
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