Table 2.
General characteristics of study participants conducted on knowledge, attitude and practice about Chikungunya inselected districts of Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia
| General characteristics | Number of participants (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Household survey participants ( N = 296) | ||
| Sex | Male | 187 (63.2) |
| Female | 109 (36.8) | |
|
Age groups (years) |
18–29 | 109 (36.8) |
| 30–44 | 143 (48.3) | |
| 45–59 | 35 (11.8) | |
| 60 or above | 9 (3.0) | |
| Religion | Muslim | 179 (60.5) |
| Orthodox | 102 (34.5) | |
| Protestant | 15 (5.0) | |
| Ethnicity | Afar | 125 (42.2) |
| Oromo | 27 (9.1) | |
| Amhara | 58 (19.6) | |
| Others | 86 (29.0) | |
| Marital status | Married | 241(81.4) |
| Single | 55 (18.6) | |
| Education status | Illiterate | 92 (31.1) |
| Grade 1-8th | 74 (25.0) | |
| Grade 9-12th | 78 (26.3) | |
| College or above | 52 (17.6) | |
| Occupation | Agro/pastoralist | 70 (23.7) |
| Government/private worker | 186 (63.1) | |
| Housewife | 30 (10.2) | |
| Students | 9 (3.0) | |
| Districts | Amibara | 157 (53.0) |
| Awash Sebat | 139 (47.0) | |
| Kebeles | Awash Arba | 124 (41.9) |
| Sidafage | 32 (10.8) | |
| Regale | 78 (26.3) | |
| Kedeba | 62 (21.0) | |
| Focus Group Discussion participants(N = 116) | ||
| Sex | Male | 74 (63.8) |
| Female | 42 (36.2) | |
|
Age group (years) |
18–29 | 42 (36.2) |
| 30–44 | 48 (41.4) | |
| 45–59 | 14 (12.1) | |
| 60 or above | 12 (10.3) | |
| Education status | Illiterate | 103 (88.8) |
| Primary and above | 13 (11.2) | |