Prevalence and associated factors of active trachoma among 1–9 years old children in Deguatemben, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018: community cross-sectional study

Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers participated in the study conducted in Deguatemben district, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2018

Variables	Variable category	Frequency (n = 502)	Percentage (%)
Educational Status of Mothers	No formal education	190	37.8
	1st to 4th grade	18	3.6
	5th to 8th	86	17.1
	9th to 12th	125	24.9
	college and above	83	16.5
Marital Status of mothers	Married	437	87.1
Marital Status of mothers	Divorced	65	12.9
Occupational status of mothers	Housewife	392	78.1
	Government employee	34	6.8
	Merchant	76	15.1
Residency	Rural	418	83.3
Residency	Urban	84	16.7
Age group of mothers	20-24 years	28	5.6
	25-29 years	132	26.3
	30-34 years	230	45.8
	≥35 years	112	22.3
TV/Radio in the HH	Yes	250	49.8
TV/Radio in the HH	No	252	50.2
Number of family in HH	≤5 families	385	76.7
Number of family in HH	≥6 families	117	23.3
Number of under 10 children in the HH	≤2 children	455	90.6
Number of under 10 children in the HH	≥3 children	47	9.4

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