Sociodemographic characteristics of people with podoconiosis in the phase 2 study in Wayu Tuka ‘woreda’, January to March 2015 (n=366)
| Characteristics | Category | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 134 (36.6) |
| Female | 232 (63.4) | |
| Age | 15–24 | 25 (6.8) |
| 25–34 | 54 (14.8) | |
| 35–44 | 88 (24) | |
| 45–54 | 87 (23.7) | |
| 55–64 | 67 (18.3) | |
| 65+ | 45 (12.3) | |
| Educational status | Cannot read or write | 279 (76.2) |
| Can read and write | 87 (23.8) | |
| Occupation | Farming | 346 (94.5) |
| Others1* | 20 (5.5) | |
| Marital status | Single | 81 (22.1) |
| Married | 208 (56.8) | |
| Others2* | 77 (21.0) |
*Others1, begging, students, retired; Others2, widowed, divorced, separated.