Prevalence and Associated Factors of Malaria Infection among Outpatients Visiting Shewa Robit Health Center, Northcentral Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents in Shewa Robit, Ethiopia (n = 422).

Variables		Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Age	<5	184	43.6
	5–14	139	32.9
	>15	99	23.5
Sex	Male	212	50.2
	Female	210	49.8
Marital status	Married	181	42.9
	Unmarried	241	57.1
Faimly size	<5	202	47.9
	≥5	220	52.1
Education level	Illiterate	143	33.9
	Primary and junior school	124	29.4
	Secondary and above	155	36.7
Occupation	Farmer	98	23.2
	NGO worker	44	10.4
	Private business	73	17.3
	Merchant	68	16.1
	Government employee	72	17.1
	Daily labourer	33	7.8
	Student	34	8.1
Monthly income ($)	<18.30	172	40.8
	18.30–78.44	124	29.4
	>78.44	126	29.9

$ United States dollar (USD).