Prevalence of pediculosis capitis and associated factors among schoolchildren in Woreta town, northwest Ethiopia

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants school Woreta town, 2018 (n = 402)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent (%)
Student grade level	Grade 1	99	24.6
	Grade 2	99	24.6
	Grade 3	100	24.9
	Grade 4	104	25.9
Sex	Male	186	46.3
Sex	Female	216	53.7
Age	5–8	85	21.1
	9–11	230	57.2
	> 12	87	21.6
Religion	Orthodox	291	72.4
	Muslim	108	26.9
	Protestant	3	0.7
Fathers education	Illiterate	111	27.6
	Elementary	161	40
	Secondary and above	130	32.3
Mothers education	Illiterate	171	42.5
	Elementary	162	40.3
	Secondary and above	69	17.2
Fathers occupation	Private worker	153	38.1
	Government worker	64	15.9
	Daily labor	42	10.4
	Others	143	35.6
Mother’s occupation	Private worker	62	15.4
	Government worker	25	6.2
	Housewife	240	59.7
	Others	75	18.7
Family size	2 to 3	21	5.2
	4 to 5	206	51.2
	6 to 7	136	33.8
	> 8	39	9.7

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