Knowledge, Attitude, and Preventive Practice Related to Onchocerciasis and Associated Factors among Resource-Limited Selamogo Woreda Residents, South West Ethiopia, 2021

Table 1

The distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants at Selamago woreda in 2021.

Variables	N (%)
Sex
Male	213 (37.20)
Female	359 (62.80)
Ethnicity
Dime	258 (45.10)
Bodi	157 (27.40)
Mursi	106 (18.50)
Amhara	51 (8.90)
Marital status
Single	175 (30.6)
Married	387 (67.70)
Divorced	10 (1.70)
Educational status
Illiterate	314 (54.90)
Primary school	26 (4.20)
Secondary/preparatory school	132 (23.10)
Diploma	54 (9.40)
First degree and above	48 (8.40)
Preventability of Onchocerciasis
No	530 (92.70)
Yes	42 (7.30)
Medically treatability
No	406 (71.00)
Yes	166 (29.00)
Religion
Protestant	157 (27.40)
Orthodox	387 (67.70)
Muslims	10 (1.70)
Occupation
Farmer	319 (55.80)
Housewife	37 (6.50)
Daily laborer	9 (1.60)
Pastoralists	207 (36.20)