Table 1.
-demographic characteristics of study population, 2019.
| Variables | Categories | Cholera status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case (%) | Control (%) | ||
| Age | 5–19 | 12(15.8) | 11(7.2) |
| 20–34 | 29(38.2) | 72(47.4) | |
| 35–49 | 24(31.6) | 56(36.8) | |
| ≥50 | 11(14.5) | 13(8.6) | |
| Sex | Male | 39(51.3.) | 81(53.3) |
| Female | 37(48.7) | 71(46.7) | |
| Marital | Married | 52(68.4) | 112(73.3) |
| Single | 16(21.1) | 26(17.1) | |
| Others | 8(10.5) | 14(9.2) | |
| Ethnicity | Somali | 61(80.3) | 126(82.9) |
| Oromo | 15(19.7) | 26(17.1) | |
| Educational status | Illiterate | 40(52.6) | 78(51.3) |
| Read and write | 7(9.2) | 12(7.9) | |
| Primary | 16(21.1) | 41(27.0) | |
| Secondary and above | 13(17.1) | 21(13.8) | |
| Occupation | Farmer | 18(23.7) | 56(36.8) |
| Housewife | 15(19.7) | 22(14.5) | |
| Governmental employee | 5(6.6) | 8(5.3) | |
| Private employee | 6(7.9) | 9(5.9) | |
| Merchant | 7(9.2) | 9(5.9) | |
| Student | 7(9.2) | 21(13.8) | |
| Daily labor | 8(10.5) | 12(7.9) | |
| Others | 10(13.2) | 15(9.9) | |
| Income | 500–900 | 10(13.2) | 8(5.3) |
| 1,000–1,900 | 44(57.9) | 86(56.6) | |
| 2,000–2,900 | 9(11.8) | 32(21.1) | |
| ≥3,000 | 13(17.1) | 26(17.1) | |