Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics and malaria prevention methods in Sherkole district, West Ethiopia, 2018
Description | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age group (Years) | ||
15–19 | 14 | 2.8 |
20–24 | 87 | 17.5 |
25–29 | 208 | 41.8 |
30–34 | 122 | 24.5 |
> =35 | 67 | 13.5 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 492 | 98.8 |
Others a | 6 | 1..2 |
Occupation | ||
Farmer and traditional gold mining | 482 | 96.8 |
Civil servants | 12 | 2.4 |
Merchant | 4 | 0.8 |
Education | ||
No formal education | 384 | 77.1 |
Primary | 109 | 21.9 |
Othersb | 5 | 1 |
ITN ownership | ||
Yes | 478 | 96 |
No | 20 | 4 |
ITN Utilization | ||
Yes | 354 | 71.3 |
No | 93 | 18.7 |
Use IRS in the last 12 months | ||
Yes | 485 | 97.8 |
No | 13 | 2.2 |
Consult and given health education about malaria prevention and control method | ||
Yes | 431 | 86.5 |
No | 67 | 13.5 |
Gravidity | ||
Primigravidae | 51 | 10.2 |
Secundigravidae | 124 | 24.9 |
Multigravidae | 323 | 64.9 |
Trimester | ||
1st | 15 | 3 |
2nd | 191 | 38.4 |
3rd | 292 | 58.6 |
previous place of delivery | ||
At Health facility | 296 | 66.2 |
At home | 151 | 33.8 |
ANC visit | ||
No ANC follow up | 67 | 13.5 |
1 time | 163 | 32.8 |
2 time | 158 | 31.8 |
3 time | 94 | 18.9 |
4+ time | 15 | 3 |