Assessment of Determinants of Social Interactions among Condominium Residents in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Abstract

Social interaction is features of social life networks, norms, and trust that enable participants to act together more effectively to pursue shared objectives. The purpose of this study was to assess the determinants of social interaction among condominium residents in Debre Tabor condominium sites. In this study the researcher used quantitative research approach and descriptive type of research design was employed. All seven condominium sites of Debre Tabor town were selected. All sites of condominium were included in the study and random sample of houses were selected from each. The sample size of the study were 230 sample determined by using stratified simple random sampling technique. The data were gathered from primary data source. The quantitative data of this study were collected by using questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by using both descriptive statistics (percentage and frequency) and inferential statistics such as chisquare

test. Binary logistic regression model also used to identify the determinant factors that affect the kind social interaction among condominium house residents in the study area. The result of the study indicated that the status of social interaction among condominium residents were medium level and participated on Iddir, Mahiber, Iqub and environmental cleanup programs. The majority of the residents did not have a schedule to make social interaction. Households mainly practiced individual to individual form of social interaction. The chi-square result showed that; age, marital status, education status, perception, interest, cultural norms, income, various social activities, inclusive nature of social interaction, physical condition, length of residents and place of origin were significant factors which affect households social interaction. On the bases of the binary logistic regression result, age, length of stay, income, inclusive, perception and interest were positively associated and significant determinant factors while place origin, physical condition, cultural norms and various social activities were negatively associated and significant determinant factors of social interaction. So to solve the problem the communities as well as responsible bodies should take measures as soon as possible to mitigate the communities’ social interaction.