Prevalence of active trachoma and associated factors among school age children in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: a community based cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics among school-age children at Debre Tabor town, Northwest Ethiopia, May 2019 (n = 394)

Variables	Category	Frequency(n = 394)	Percent
Sex of respondent	Female	324	82.2
Sex of respondent	Male	70	17.8
Age of guardians	18–29 years	92	23.3
	30–44 years	247	62.7
	≥ 45yrs	55	14
Years of living in the family	1–4 yrs	66	16.8
Years of living in the family	≥ 5 yrs	328	83.2
Religion	Orthodox	378	95.9
	Muslim	15	3.8
	Catholic	1	0.3
Respondent role in the family	Father	45	11.4
	Mother	308	78.2
	Son	11	2.8
	Daughter	30	7.6
Educational status of the care giver	Unable to read and write	95	24.1
	Primary school	119	30.2
	Secondary and higher	180	45.7
Household head educational status(n = 318)	Unable to read and write	45	14.1
	Primary school	88	27.7
	Secondary and higher	185	58.2
Marriage age of mother/guardian	≤ 18 years	248	62.9
Marriage age of mother/guardian	> 18 years	146	37.1
Occupational status of the mother	Daily laborer	53	13.5
	Governmental employee	78	19.8
	Private employee	36	9.1
	House wife	170	43.1
	Merchant	44	11.2
	Others	13	3.3
Household head occupational status(n = 318)	Daily laborer	39	12.3
	Governmental employee	146	46
	Private employee	50	15.7
	Merchant	67	21
	Others	16	5
Monthly income of the family	200–1000 birr	117	29.7
	1001–2750	80	20.3
	2751–5000	120	30.5
	Greater than 5001	77	19.5
Family size	≥ 4members	209	53
Family size	< 5members	185	47
Under 15 years of children	1 child	155	39.3
Under 15 years of children	≥ 2 children	239	60.7
Sex of child	Male	221	56.1
Sex of child	Female	173	43.9
Age of child	5–9 years	227	57.6
Age of child	10–15 years	167	42.4
School grade	Currently not attended the school	97	24.6
	Grade 1–4	216	54.8
	Grade 5 -8yeras	81	20.6

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