Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 620).
| Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 362 | 58.4 |
| Female | 258 | 41.6 |
| Age | ||
| ≤4 | 17 | 2.7 |
| 9–5 | 156 | 25.2 |
| 14–10 | 270 | 43.5 |
| 15–19 | 168 | 27.1 |
| ≥20 | 9 | 1.5 |
| Father’s Occupation | ||
| Fishing | 15 | 2.4 |
| Farming | 263 | 42.4 |
| Trading | 161 | 26 |
| Salary earner | 132 | 21.3 |
| Wage earner | 49 | 7.9 |
| Mother’s Occupation | ||
| Trading | 291 | 46.9 |
| Farming | 138 | 22.3 |
| Salary earner | 129 | 20.8 |
| Unemployed | 62 | 10 |
| Does Your Father Complete Primary Education | ||
| Yes | 477 | 76.9 |
| No | 143 | 23.1 |
| Does Your Mother Complete Primary Education | ||
| Yes | 432 | 69.7 |
| No | 188 | 30.3 |
| Main Source of Water Supply | ||
| Tap | 71 | 11.5 |
| Well | 309 | 49.8 |
| River | 237 | 38.2 |
| Others | 3 | 0.5 |
| Water Contact Activities | ||
| Playing/Bathing | 137 | 22.1 |
| Washing | 344 | 55.5 |
| Agricultural work | 51 | 8.2 |
| Fishing | 13 | 2.1 |
| No contact | 75 | 12.1 |
| Community | ||
| Ajasse Ipo | 212 | 34.2 |
| Ilie | 203 | 32.7 |
| Bacita | 205 | 33.1 |
| TOTAL | 620 | 100 |