Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study participants and their households, southern-central Ethiopia, October 2014 to January 2017.
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age in years (n = 34548) | |
| <5 | 6488 (18.8) |
| 5–14 | 11136 (32.2) |
| 15–24 | 6822 (19.8) |
| >24 | 10102 (29.2) |
| Sex (n = 34548) | |
| Male | 17327 (50.2) |
| Female | 17221 (49.8) |
| Educational status of head of household (n = 5981)a | |
| Illiterate | 3345 (55.9) |
| Can read and write | 560 (9.4) |
| Primary | 1487 (24.9) |
| Secondary and above | 589 (9.8) |
| Occupational status of head of household (n = 5956)a | |
| Farmer | 4436 (74.5) |
| Others | 1520 (25.5) |
| Family sizea | |
| ≤5 persons | 2965 (48.8) |
| >5 persons | 3106 (51.2) |
| Wealth indexa | |
| Poorest | 1216 (20.0) |
| Poor | 1199 (19.8) |
| Medium | 1229 (20.2) |
| Rich | 1206 (19.9) |
| Richest | 1221 (20.1) |
| Intervention arma | |
| LLIN + IRS | 1618 (26.7) |
| LLIN only | 1388 (22.9) |
| IRS only | 1527 (25.2) |
| Routine (control) | 1538 (25.3) |
| Distance from lake or rivera | |
| ≤1 km | 2051 (33.8) |
| >1 km | 4020 (66.8) |
a Household-level characteristics (n = 6071 households, unless otherwise specified), LLIN = long-lasting insecticidal nets, IRS = indoor residual spraying