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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants in Dembia District, northwest Ethiopia, 2015

From: Prevalence and determinants of active trachoma among preschool-aged children in Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Age in months

 24 – 36

288

42.3

 37 – 48

233

34.2

  ≥ 49

160

23.5

Sex

 Male

365

53.6

 Female

316

46.4

Residence

 Urban

47

6.9

 Rural

634

93.1

Marital status of the mother

 Single

25

3.7

 Married

613

90

 Divorced

43

6.3

Number of children aged below five in the household

 One

433

63.6

 Two and above

248

36.4

Mother’s education level

 Uneducated

525

77.1

 Primary

58

8.5

 Secondary and above

98

14.4

Mother’s occupation

 Housewife

650

95.4

 Merchant

31

4.6

Mother’s age

 15 – 34

495

72.7

 35 – 48

186

27.3

Father’s education level

 unable to read or write

410

60.2

 Primary complete

177

26

 Secondary and above

94

13.8

Wealth index

 Low

226

33.2

 Medium

228

33.5

 High

227

33.3

Children usually stay at..

 Home

472

69.3

 Out of home

209

30.7