Xerophthalmia and Its Associated Factors among School-Age Children in Amba Giorgis Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristic of the study participants in Amba Giorgis town, Northwest Ethiopia.

Variables	Frequency (n = 484)	Percentage
Sex
Female	260	53.7
Male	224	46.3
Age (in year)
6–8	244	50.4
9–10	125	25.8
11–12	115	23.8
Mother’s/guardian’s educational status
Uneducated	303	62.6
Educated	181	37.4
Family size
1–4	151	31.2
>4	333	68.8
Mother’s/guardian’s occupation
House wife	297	61.4
Labor worker	70	14.5
Governmental	65	13.4
Merchant	40	8.3
Others	12	2.5
Family/household monthly income (birr)
<1000	225	52.7
1000–1500	56	11.6
>1500	173	35.7

Pensioner, beggar, and weaver.