Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents
From: Knowledge, attitude and practice towards anthrax in northern Ethiopia: a mixed approach study
Variable | Professionals (n = 62) | Community (n = 800) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % | Number | % | ||
Sex | Female | 31 | 50.8 | 361 | 45.1 |
Male | 30 | 49.1 | 439 | 54.9 | |
Age | 18–25 | 10 | 23.3 | 68 | 8.6 |
26–33 | 22 | 51.2 | 124 | 15.7 | |
34–41 | 5 | 11.6 | 146 | 18.4 | |
42–49 | 3 | 7.0 | 116 | 14.7 | |
50–57 | 3 | 7.0 | 115 | 14.5 | |
58–65 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 12.8 | |
> 65 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 15.4 | |
Education | No formal education | – | – | 309 | 38.6 |
1–4 | – | – | 110 | 13.8 | |
5–8 | – | – | 160 | 20 | |
9–10 | – | – | 136 | 17 | |
11–12 | – | – | 38 | 4.8 | |
Diploma | 37 | 61.7 | 27 | 3.4 | |
Degree | 20 | 33.3 | 18 | 2.3 | |
MSc | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.3 | |
Occupation | Civil servant | – |  | 39 | 4.9 |
Merchant | – |  | 145 | 18.1 | |
Farmer | – |  | 449 | 56.1 | |
Daily worker | – |  | 44 | 5.5 | |
Students | – |  | 18 | 1.6 | |
Other | – |  | 12 | 1.5 | |
Unemployed | – |  | 98 | 12.3 | |
Animal ownership | Have | 13 | 21 | 452 | 56.5 |
Have not | 49 | 79 | 348 | 43.5 | |
District | Adigrat | 25 | 40.3 | 237 | 29.6 |
Gulomkada | 17 | 27.4 | 310 | 38.8 | |
Ganta-afeshum | 20 | 32.3 | 253 | 31.6 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 54 | 94.7 | 770 | 96.7 |
Catholic | 2 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.8 | |
Muslim | 1 | 1.8 | 19 | 2.4 | |
Protestant | – | – | 1 | 0.1 | |
Profession | Human health | 49 | 79 | – | – |
Veterinarian | 13 | 21 | – | – | |