Table 5 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants who responded to the survey questionnaire to assess people’s awareness of how house characteristics affect malaria transmission
Variables assessed | Category | Percentage (N) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Males | 40.5 (81) |
Females | 59.5 (119) | |
Age | 18–35 | 48.7 (97) |
36–50 | 26.5 (53) | |
51–65 | 15 (30) | |
> 65 | 20 (10) | |
Marital status | Married | 66 (132) |
Unmarried | 20 (40) | |
Widow/widower | 4.5 (9) | |
Divorced | 9.5 (19) | |
Level of education | No formal education | 11.5 (23) |
Primary school | 67.5 (135) | |
Secondary school | 18 (36) | |
College/university | 2 (4) | |
Other trainings | 1 (2) | |
Occupation | Peasant (self-employed in agriculture) | 68.5 (137) |
Small scale business | 4 (8) | |
Formal employment | 0.5 (1) | |
Unemployed | 0.5 (1) | |
Other | 26.5 (53) |