Prevalence and associations of active trachoma among rural preschool children in Wadla district, northern Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of heads of households in rural Wadla district, northern Ethiopia, 2017

Variables	Frequency (n = 499)	Percent (%)
Sex of head of a household
Male	383	76.8
Female	116	23.2
Marital status of head of a household
Married	492	98.6
Divorce	7	1.4
Wealth index
Poor	144	28.9
Medium	279	55.9
Rich	76	15.2
Occupation of head of a household
Farmer	466	93.4
Merchant	17	3.4
Government employee	16	3.2
Educational status of head of a household
Unable to read and write	325	65.1
Able to read and write	109	21.8
Up to grade 8	35	7
Grade 9 to 12	19	3.8
Diploma and above	11	2.2
Educational status of mothers
Unable to read and write	380	76.2
Able to read and write	55	11
Up to grade 8	23	4.6
Grade 9 to 12	35	7
Diploma	6	1.2
Number of rooms in the house (observation)
One	424	85
Two and more	75	15
Family size
Less than 6	286	57.3
Greater than and equal to 6	213	42.7
Total number of children less than five years in a house
One	424	85
Two	69	13.8
Three	6	1.2
Number of children less than ten years in a house
One	132	26.5
Two	240	48.1
Three	102	20.4
Four	25	5
Adult face washing habit (self-report)
At least one times per a day	417	83.6
Less than 7 times per a week	82	16.4

In addition to the socio-demographic characteristics, the environmental characteristics of households are shown in Table 2.

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