Determinants of Ownership and Utilization of Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets for Malaria Control in Eastern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Gursum district, Ethiopia, 2008.

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Sex
Male	88	26.3
Female	247	73.7
Religion
Christian	51	15.2
Muslim	284	84.8
Marital status
Single	16	4.8
Married	287	85.7
Divorced	12	3.6
Widowed	16	4.8
Separated	4	1.2
Occupational status
Farmer	104	31.0
Student	26	7.8
House wife	149	44.5
Government employee	12	3.6
Merchant	39	11.6
Others*	5	1.5
Educational level
Illiterate	228	68.1
Read and write only	16	4.8
Primary education (1–6)	40	11.9
Secondary education (7–12)	32	9.6
Above grade 12	19	5.7
Estimated monthly income of the household (USD per month)^$
<10.4	133	39.7
10.4–31.14	103	30.7
31.25–51.98	35	10.4
52.08–83.33	38	11.3
>83.33	26	7.8

* Others: sales and services, clerk.
^$Exchange rate at the time of the study, 1 USD = 9.6 Ethiopian Birr (ETB).