Research Article
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) |
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