Research Article
Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Schistosoma mansoni and Associated Factors among Fishermen at Lake Tana, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of fishermen at Lake Tana, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (
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| Variables | Number | Percent |
| Age group | <18 | 11 | 2.8 | 18-40 | 316 | 81.4 | ≥41 | 61 | 15.7 |
| Residence | Urban | 82 | 21.1 | Rural | 306 | 78.9 |
| Educational status | Illiterate | 107 | 27.6 | Primary | 194 | 50.0 | High school and above | 87 | 22.4 |
| Marital status | Single | 166 | 42.8 | Married | 222 | 57.2 |
| Family size | <5 | 223 | 57.5 | ≥5 | 165 | 42.5 |
| Monthly income (in birr) | ≤1000 | 272 | 70.1 | >1000 | 116 | 29.9 |
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