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. 2017 Jun 19;97(3):726–732. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0129

Table 1.

Distribution of study participants by sociodemographic characteristics, Tahtay Maychew woreda, northern Ethiopia, 2014

Variables Case, N (%) Control, N (%)
Sex
 Male 120 (92.3) 360 (92.3)
 Female 10 (7.7) 30 (7.7)
Age group (year)
 +15–24 84 (64.6) 154 (39.5)
 25–34 28 (21.5) 107 (27.4)
 35+ 18 (13.8) 129 (33.1)
Marital status
 Single 81 (62.3) 170 (43.6)
 Married 49 (37.7) 220 (56.4)
Family size
 ≤ 5 65 (50.0) 206 (52.8)
 > 5 65 (50.0) 184 (47.2)
Educational level
 No education 28 (21.5) 122 (31.3)
 Primary (2–8) 69 (53.1) 151 (38.7)
 Above primary 33 (25.4) 117 (30.0)
Main occupation
 Agriculture 100 (76.9) 335 (85.9)
 Student 26 (20.0) 48 (12.3)
 Others 4 (3.1) 7 (1.8)
Roof type of the main house
 Corrugated iron sheet 120 (92.3) 360 (92.3)
 Thatched roof 10 (7.7) 30 (7.7)
Functional radio
 Yes 42 (32.3) 122 (31.3)
 No 88 (67.7) 268 (68.7)
Mobile telephone
 Yes 77 (59.2) 219 (56.2)
 No 53 (40.8) 171 (43.8)
Own livestock
 Yes 104 (80.0) 343 (87.9)
 No 26 (20.0) 47 (12.1)
Wealth quartile
 Most poor 8 (6.2) 45 (11.5)
 Second 54 (41.5) 166 (42.6)
 Middle 54 (41.5) 135 (34.6)
 Least poor 14 (10.8) 44 (11.3)