Table 1 Socio-demographic and individual characteristics of respondents in Dembia district, North West Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||
15–19 | 75 | 9.0 |
> 20 | 757 | 91.0 |
Sex | ||
Female | 437 | 52.5 |
Male | 395 | 47.5 |
Family size | ||
< 5 | 539 | 64.8 |
> 5 | 293 | 35.2 |
Educational status | ||
No education | 547 | 65.7 |
Able to read and write | 285 | 34.3 |
Sleeping area | ||
Indoor | 802 | 96.4 |
Outdoor | 30 | 3.6 |
Outdoor activities before dawn and dusk | ||
Yes | 356 | 42.8 |
No | 476 | 57.2 |
History of travel to malarious area | ||
Yes | 46 | 5.5 |
No | 786 | 94.5 |
Availability of toilet facility | ||
Yes | 537 | 64.5 |
No | 295 | 35.5 |
Cattle in the house | ||
Yes | 531 | 63.8 |
No | 301 | 36.2 |
Stagnant water around home | ||
Yes | 58 | 7 |
No | 774 | 93 |
ITN possession | ||
Yes | 770 | 92.5 |
No | 62 | 7.5 |
Always sleep under mosquito net | ||
Yes | 687 | 82.6 |
No | 145 | 17.4 |
IRS in the last 6 month | ||
Yes | 277 | 33.3 |
No | 555 | 66.7 |
Source of water | ||
Protected | 555 | 66.7 |
Unprotected | 277 | 33.3 |
Knowledge | ||
Poor | 530 | 63.7 |
Good | 302 | 36.3 |