Table 1.

socio-demographic characteristics of study participants on follow up at Jimma Town public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2020 (n=297)

Variables	Categories	Frequency (N)	Percent (%)
Age in years	18-25	145	48.8
	26-33	70	23.6
	34-41	35	11.8
	42-49	17	5.7
	>=50	30	10.1
Religion	Muslim	191	64.3
	Orthodox	66	22.2
	Protestant	31	10.4
	Others	9	3.0
Occupational Status	Government employee	33	11.1
	Farmer	111	37.4
	Merchant	34	11.4
	Daily labor	21	7.1
	Student	73	24.6
	House wife	25	8.4
Marital status	Single	142	47.8
	Married	133	44.8
	Divorced	12	4.0
	Widowed	10	3.4
Educational status	Illiterate	95	32.0
	Grade 1-8	119	40.1
	Grade 9-12	53	17.8
	College and above	30	10.1
Residence	Rural	106	64.3
	Urban	191	35.7
Monthly income In Ethiopian birr	<500	175	58.9
	500-1000	31	10.4
	>1000	91	30.6

^*Religion, Others: - waqefata, Adventist and Catholic