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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants

From: Knowledge, attitude and practices of residents toward antimicrobial usage and resistance in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Variable

 

Number (n=400)

Percentage (%)

Sex

Male

301

75.25

Female

99

24.75

Education level

Primary

86

21.50

Secondary

128

32

Vocational

50

12.5

College/university

71

17.75

No formal education

65

16.25

Marital Status

Married

294

73.5

Unmarried

89

22.25

Divorced

9

2.25

Widowed

8

2

Occupation

Government

139

34.75

Nongovernment

68

17

Student

45

11.25

Private

94

23.5

No work

54

13.5

Household size

Less than three

144

36

Four to six

198

49.5

Greater than six

58

14.5

Animal ownership

One species

176

44

Two species

155

38.75

Three or more species

69

17.25

Ownership of house

Private

157

39.25

Rent

148

37

Family

70

17.5

Temporary shelter

15

3.75

Other

10

2.5

Position in the house

Husband

212

53

Wife

73

18.25

Son

68

17

Daughter

21

5.25

Relatives

7

1.75

Others

19

4.75