Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics and previous disease experience of study participants, Sekota Zuria district, northeast Ethiopia, 2018
| Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 172 | 21.5 |
| Male | 628 | 78.5 |
| Age in years | ||
| 18–30 | 131 | 16.4 |
| 31–41 | 308 | 38.5 |
| > = 42 | 361 | 45.1 |
| Educational status | ||
| Unable to read and write | 428 | 53.5 |
| No formal education, but able to read and write | 217 | 27.1 |
| Completed primary | 109 | 13.6 |
| Completed secondary or above | 46 | 5.8 |
| Occupational status | ||
| Farmer | 711 | 88.8 |
| Merchant | 43 | 5.4 |
| Government employee | 19 | 2.4 |
| Student | 27 | 3.4 |
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 701 | 87.6 |
| Urban | 99 | 12.4 |
| Health education on anthrax prevention | ||
| Yes | 125 | 15.6 |
| No | 675 | 84.4 |
| Regulatory control/anthrax surveillance | ||
| Yes | 240 | 30 |
| No | 560 | 70 |
| Previous anthrax infection experience in humans | ||
| Yes | 168 | 21 |
| No | 632 | 79 |
| Previous anthrax infection experience in animals | ||
| Yes | 394 | 49.3 |
| No | 406 | 50.7 |
| Knowledge of anthrax | ||
| Adequate | 464 | 58 |
| Inadequate | 336 | 42 |
| Attitude towards anthrax | ||
| Positive | 424 | 53 |
| Negative | 376 | 47 |