Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about Trachoma in Rural Communities of Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia: Implications for Prevention and Control

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants on knowledge, attitudes, and practices on trachoma in two rural districts of Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia, 2017 (N = 194).

Variables	Numbers	Percent
Age
18–29 Years	69	35.6
30–49 Years	87	44.8
≥50 Years	38	19.6
Marital status
Currently in union	112	57.7
Currently not in union	82	42.3
Occupation
House wife	180	92.8
Others	14	7.2
Educational status
Illiterate	155	79.9
Literate	39	20.1
Family size
≤5	132	68
>5	62	32
Monthly family income in US dollar
<22 USD	84	43.3
22–44 USD	87	44.8
>44 USD	23	11.9

Others (government employed, merchant, and daily laborer). Currently not in union (single, widowed, divorce, and separated).