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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Madda Walabu district, Southeast Ethiopia, May 2017 (n = 406)

From: Prevalence of active trachoma and associated risk factors among children of the pastoralist population in Madda Walabu rural district, Southeast Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Sex of the household head

 Male

338

83.3

 Female

68

16.7

Educational status of the household head

 Illiterate

273

67.2

 Can read & write

74

18.2

 Elementary school

54

13.3

 High school & above

5

1.2

Occupation of the household head

 Farmer

382

94.1

 Daily laborer

4

1.0

 Merchant

15

3.7

 Employed

5

1.2

Sex of child

 Male

215

53.0

 Female

191

47.0

Age of child

 1–4 years

200

49.3

 5–9 years

206

51.7

Educational status of the child

 Too young

260

64.0

 Not enrolled

58

14.3

 Dropped out of school

11

2.7

 Attending school

77

19.0