A Community-Level Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice about Dengue Fever and the Identification of Mosquito Breeding Containers in Dire Dawa City of Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents.

Characteristics	Count (n = 1174)	Percentage
Sex
Male	464	39.5
Female	710	60.5
Age (in years)
18–24	183	15.6
25–34	364	31.0
35–44	331	28.2
45–54	137	11.7
55–64	125	10.6
Marital status
Single	270	23.0
Married	802	68.3
Divorced	31	2.6
Widowed	71	6.0
Educational level
No formal education	259	22.1
Primary	340	29.0
Secondary	406	34.6
Graduated	169	14.4
Occupation
Farmer	32	2.7
Government employee	183	15.6
Merchant	315	26.8
Housewife	274	23.3
Self-employee	155	13.2
Daily labourer	56	4.8
No occupation	159	13.5