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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in Northwest, Ethiopia

From: Cutaneous leishmaniasis a neglected tropical disease: community knowledge, attitude and practices in an endemic area, Northwest Ethiopia

Variable

Frequency

Percent (%)

Age

 18–30

133

32.6

 31–40

140

34.3

 41–50

90

22.1

 51–60

31

7.6

 ≥ 61

14

3.4

Gender

 Female

234

57.4

 Male

174

42.7

Education level

 Read and write

21

5.2

 Primary

114

27.9

 Secondary

59

14.5

 Tertiary

20

4.9

 Illiterate

194

47.6

Occupation

 Farmer

255

62.5

 Government employee

41

10.1

 House wife

30

7.4

 Private

55

13.5

 Student

12

2.9

 Unemployed

15

3.7