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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021 (n-683). (Others* include –NGO employee (0.1%); daily laborer (2.8%); jobless (1.3%)

From: Prevalence of podoconiosis and its associated factors in Gamo zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021

Variable

Category

Frequency

Percentage

Age group

15–24

46

6.7

25–34

109

16.0

35–44

167

24.5

45–54

170

24.9

> 55

191

28.0

Years lived in area

3–10 years

26

3.8

11–18 years

37

5.4

19–26 years

78

11.4

27–36 years

106

15.5

37–46 years

162

23.7

> 47

274

40.1

Gender

Male

280

41

Female

403

59

Education level

No formal education

344

50.4

Able to read and write

153

22.4

Grade 1–8

94

13.8

Grade 9–12

55

8.1

More than secondary

37

5.4

Marital status

Never married

69

10.1

Married

564

82.6

Widowed

39

5.7

Divorced

11

1.6

Ethnicity

Gamo

674

98.7

Amhara

8

1.2

Wolayta

1

1

Occupation

Farmer

424

62.1

Merchant

44

6.4

Student

39

5.7

Housewife

115

16.8

Government employee

32

4.7

Other*

29

4.2

Religion

Protestant

295

43.2

Orthodox

387

56.7

Muslim

1

.1

Monthly income

< 500

241

35.3

> = 500

442

64.7

Wealth index quintile

Lowest

134

19.6

Second

145

21.2

Middle

200

29.3

Fourth

18

2.6

Highest

186

27.2