Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of students and their parents, Dabat district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 494)
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 284 | 57.5 |
 Female | 210 | 42.5 |
Mother educational status | ||
 Illiterate | 267 | 54.05 |
 Literate | 227 | 45.95 |
Father educational status | ||
 Illiterate | 231 | 46.76 |
 Literate | 263 | 53.24 |
Location of school | ||
 Rural | 237 | 48.0 |
 Urban | 257 | 52.0 |
Children residence | ||
 Rural | 259 | 52.4 |
 Urban | 235 | 47.6 |
Age | ||
 5–10 | 157 | 31.8 |
 11–15 | 231 | 46.7 |
 > 15 | 106 | 21.5 |
Family size | ||
 1–5 | 272 | 55.1 |
 > 5 | 222 | 44.9 |
Student grade level | ||
 1–4 | 257 | 52.0 |
 5–8 | 237 | 48.0 |
Living arrangement | ||
 With both mother and father | 378 | 76.5 |
 Not with both mother and father | 116 | 23.5 |
Family member with itching symptom | ||
 Yes | 104 | 21.1 |
 No | 390 | 78.9 |