Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of participants at Boricha district in Sidama region, Ethiopia (April to May 2021)
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 351 | 61.3 |
 Female | 222 | 38.7 |
Age in year | ||
 < 5 | 57 | 9.9 |
 5–14 | 231 | 40.3 |
 ≥ 15 | 285 | 49.7 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 242 | 42.2 |
 Single | 25 | 4.4 |
 Divorced | 1 | 0.2 |
 Widowed | 12 | 2.1 |
 Age below 18 years | 293 | 51.1 |
Educational status | ||
 No formal education | 182 | 31.8 |
 Elementary school | 339 | 59.2 |
 Secondary school and above | 52 | 9.1 |
Occupation | ||
 Farmer | 100 | 17.5 |
 House wife | 114 | 19.9 |
 Merchant | 16 | 2.8 |
 Government/non-governmental organization employee | 18 | 3.1 |
 Student | 325 | 56.7 |
House with window | ||
 Yes | 247 | 43.1 |
 No | 326 | 56.9 |
House with Eave | ||
 Yes | 508 | 88.7 |
 No | 65 | 11.3 |
Wall of the house | ||
 Wood without mud | 105 | 18.3 |
 Wood with mud | 405 | 70.7 |
 Cement | 63 | 11.0 |
Family size | ||
 ≤ 5 | 382 | 66.7 |
 ≥ 6 | 191 | 33.3 |
Insecticide-treated net (ITN) utilization | ||
 Yes | 101 | 17.6 |
 No | 472 | 82.4 |
Travel history | ||
 Yes | 29 | 5.1 |
 No | 544 | 94.9 |