Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of school teachers in Gondar City, Northwest, Ethiopia (n = 301)
Variables | Frequency | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
Less than 40 | 53 | 17.61 |
40 and above | 114 | 37.87 |
Sex | ||
Female | 123 | 40.86 |
Male | 178 | 59.14 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox Christian | 251 | 83.39 |
Islam | 31 | 10.3 |
Protestant | 11 | 3.65 |
Catholic | 4 | 1.33 |
Others | 4 | 1.33 |
Highest educational level | ||
Diploma | 60 | 19.93 |
BA/BSc degree | 183 | 60.80 |
Master’s degree | 58 | 19.27 |
Family size | ||
4 or below | 163 | 54.15 |
Above 4 | 138 | 45.85 |
Monthly income | ||
< 5500 | 75 | 24.92 |
5500-6900 | 78 | 25.91 |
6901-7834 | 75 | 24.92 |
>7834 | 73 | 24.25 |
School type | ||
Government | 191 | 63.46 |
Private | 110 | 36.54 |
Listen to radio | ||
Less than once a week | 160 | 53.16 |
At least once a week | 141 | 46.84 |
Watch television | ||
At least once a week | 13.95 | 86.05 |
Less than once a week | 42 | 13.95 |
Read magazine/newspaper | ||
Less than once a week | 238 | 79.07 |
At least once a week | 63 | 20.93 |
Overall media exposure | ||
Yes | 279 | 92.69 |
No | 22 | 7.31 |
Presence of known chronic illness | ||
Yes | 57 | 18.94 |
No | 244 | 81.06 |
Self-rated health | ||
Healthy | 256 | 85.05 |
Not Healthy | 45 | 14.95 |
Know someone infected by COVID-19 | ||
No | 254 | 84.39 |
Yes | 47 | 15.61 |