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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 308 study participants recruited from the community, Kabo area, southwestern Ethiopia, 2012

From: Predictors of compliance with community-directed treatment with ivermectin for onchocerciasis control in Kabo area, southwestern Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Freq (%)

Sex

Male

183 (59.4)

Female

125 (40.6)

Age group

≤35

213 (69.2)

>35

95 (30.8)

Ethnicity

Amhara

120 (39.0)

Oromo

89 (28.9)

Keffa

34 (11.0)

Sheka

28 (9.1)

Mezhenger

13 (4.2)

Tigre

13 (4.2)

Others

11 (3.6)

Religion

Orthodox

147 (47.7)

Muslim

75 (24.4)

Protestant

72 (23.4)

Others

14 (4.5)

Marital status

Married

231 (75.0)

Single

77 (25.0)

Educational status

Illiterate

144 (46.8)

Literate

164 (53.2)

Length of stay

<10 Years

74 (24.0)

≥10 Years

234 (76.0)

Occupation

Farmer

221 (71.8)

Others

87 (28.2)