Table 1.
Socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics of heads of the households, Jimma town, Southwest Ethiopia
| Variables | Village type | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resettlement | Non-resettlement | Total | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Gender | Male | 31 (45.6) | 37 (54.4) | 68 (100.0) | 0.372 |
| Female | 70 (52.2) | 64 (47.8) | 134 (100.0) | ||
| Age group (years) | 18-25 | 29 (43.9) | 37 (56.1) | 66 (100.0) | 0.484 |
| 26-30 | 23 (52.3) | 21 (47.7) | 44 (100.0) | ||
| >30 | 49 (53.3) | 43 (46.7) | 92 (100.0) | ||
| Educational status | Illiterate | 48 (55.2) | 39 (44.8) | 87 (100.0) | 0.528 |
| Grade 1-4 | 19 (45.2) | 23 (54.8) | 42 (100.0) | ||
| Grade 5-8 | 27 (49.1) | 28 (50.9) | 55 (50.0) | ||
| Grade 9-10/11-12 | 7 (38.9) | 11 (61.1) | 18 (100.0) | ||
| Main occupation | Private business | 12 (54.5) | 10 (45.5) | 22 (100.0) | 0.112 |
| Government employee | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | 9 (100.0) | ||
| House wife | 40 (47.6) | 44 (52.4) | 84 (100.0) | ||
| Daily laborer | 38 (56.7) | 29 (43.3) | 67 (100.0) | ||
| Farmer | 8 (57.1) | 6 (42.9) | 14 (100.0) | ||
| Others | 0 | 6 (100.0) | 6 (100.0) | ||
| Estimated monthly income (ETB) | <500 | 20 (45.5) | 24 (54.5) | 44 (100.0) | 0.266 |
| 501-1000 | 57 (47.9) | 62 (52.1) | 119 (100.0) | ||
| >1000 | 24 (61.5) | 15 (38.5) | 39 (100.0) | ||
| Distance from vector-breeding site | <1 km | 75 (59.5) | 51 (40.5) | 126 (100.0) | 0.000* |
| >1 km | 26 (34.2) | 50 (65.8) | 76 (100.0) | ||
| House type | Mud plastered | 89 (47.8) | 97 (52.2) | 186 (100.0) | 0.037* |
| Break wall | 12 (75.0) | 4 (25.0) | 16 (100.0) | ||
| ITN | Yes | 60 (46.9) | 68 (53.1) | 128 (100.0) | 0.243 |
| No | 41 (55.4) | 33 (44.6) | 74 (100) | ||
| IRS | Yes | 86 (49.4) | 88 (50.6) | 174 (100.0) | 0.684 |
| No | 15 (53.6) | 13 (46.4) | 28 (100.0) | ||
| Presence of domestic animal(s) | Yes | 57 (55.3) | 46 (44.7) | 103 (100.0) | 0.122 |
| No | 44 (44.4) | 55 (55.6) | 99 (100.0) | ||
*Significant at p < 0.05; ETB = Ethiopian Birr.