Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community towards an Onchocerciasis Elimination Program from South West Ethiopia

Table 1

Major demographic characteristics of the respondents from Gesha town, Ethiopia.

Characteristics	Category	Frequency (%)
Sex	Male	178 (58.0)
	Female	124 (41.0)
Age groups	18–25	87 (28.8)
	26–35	72 (23.8)
	36–45	71 (23.5)
	46–55	39 (12.9)
	56–65	33 (10.9)
Educational status	Illiterate	157 (52.0)
	Primary school	41 (13.6)
	Secondary school	49 (16.2)
	Diploma	45 (14.9)
	Degree and above	10 (3.3)
Occupation	Farmer	144 (47.7)
	Civil servant	44 (14.6)
	Merchant	31 (10.3)
	Student	78 (25.8)
	Other	5 (1.7)