Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in Mizan-Aman town, Bench Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2021.

Variable	Category	Frequency (n = 738)
		Number	Percent (%)
Age (years)	18–34	383	51.9
	35–54	259	35.1
	>55	96	13.0
Sex	Male	482	65.3
	Female	256	34.7
Educational level	Primary education and less	334	45.3
	Secondary education	302	40.9
	College and above	102	13.8
Religion	Orthodox	364	49.3
	Protestant	318	43.1
	Muslim	56	7.6
Ethnicity	Bench	307	41.6
	Kaffa	266	36.0
	Amhara	94	12.7
	Others	71	9.6
Marital status	Single	220	29.8
	Married	434	58.8
	Divorced	61	8.3
	Widowed	23	3.1
Occupation status	Govt. employee	241	32.7
	NG employee	100	13.6
	Self-employed	308	41.7
	Others	89	12.1
Average monthly income (ETB)	<1644	473	64.2
	≥1644	264	35.8
Family history of HTN	Yes	143	19.4
	No	595	80.6
Family history of DM	Yes	195	26.4
	No	543	73.6