Table 1 Sociodemographic background of the participants
From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to cystic echinococcosis endemicity in Pakistan
Variable | Characteristics | No. of Participants n = 289 | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 261 | 90.3 |
Female | 28 | 9.6 | |
Age | 15 – 35 | 164 | 56.7 |
36 – 56 | 105 | 36.3 | |
57 – 77 | 20 | 6.9 | |
Ethnicity | Punjabi | 237 | 82.0 |
Pathan | 30 | 10.3 | |
Urdu speaking | 5 | 1.7 | |
Sindhi | 3 | 1.0 | |
Siraiki | 2 | 0.69 | |
Kashmiri | 4 | 1.38 | |
Gilgit | 4 | 1.38 | |
Not reported/Others | 4 | 1.38 | |
Education level | No formal education | 51 | 17.6 |
Primary | 11 | 3.8 | |
Secondary | 92 | 31.8 | |
Post-Secondary | 135 | 46.7 | |
Occupation | Butchers | 105 | 36.33 |
Farmers/Livestock Keepers | 99 | 34.25 | |
Multiple Professions | 85 | 29.41 |