Table 2.

Demographic and health characteristics of the study participants in Bench Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia.

Variables	Category	Number (Percentage)
Age Mean = 34.65, SD = 6.67	18–24 years	43 (7.4%)
	25–34 years	239 (41.3%)
	35–44 years	259 (44.8%)
	≥45 years	37 (6.4%)
Sex	Male	214 (37.0%)
	Female	364 (63.0%)
Residence	Rural	126 (21.8%)
	Urban	452 (78.2%)
Religion	Orthodox	279 (48.3%)
	Protestant	164 (28.4%)
	Muslim	113 (19.6%)
	Othersa	22 (3.8%)
Ethnicity	Bench and sheka	222 (38.4%)
	Amhara	167 (28.9%)
	Keficho	84 (14.5%)
	Oromo	55 (9.5%)
	Otherb	50 (8.7%)
Educational status	No formal education	104 (18.0%)
	Primary education	405 (70.1%)
	Secondary education	38 (6.6%)
	Tertiary education	31 (5.4%)
Marital status	Ever married	380 (65.7%)
	Never married	198 (34.3%)
Occupation	Female sex worker	259 (44.8%)
	Merchant	117 (20.2%)
	Farmer	107 (18.5%)
	Employee	95 (16.4%)
Estimated monthly Income	1,000 and below Ethiopian birr	53 (9.2%)
	1,001–5,000 Eth birr	324 (56.1%)
	5,001 and above	201 (34.8%)
Listening to radio	Yes	278 (48.1%)
	No	300 (51.9%)
Watching of TV	Yes	293 (50.7%)
	No	283 (49.3%)
Reading of news paper/magazine	Yes	187 (32.4%)
	No	391 (67.6%)
Ever diagnosed with chronic disease	Yes	203 (35.1%)
	No	375 (64.9%)
Ever infected with COVID-19	Yes	69 (11.9%)
	No	509 (88.1%)
Did any single dose vaccinated	Yes	45 (7.8%)
	No	533 (92.2%)
Past vaccine side effect experience of family/friend	Never	441 (76.3%)
	Mild to moderate (1–5)	92 (15.9%)
	Moderate to severe (6–10)	45 (7.8%)
Perceived health status	Not healthy	304 (52.6%)
	Healthy	274 (47.4%)
Smoking	Yes	240 (41.5%)
	No	338 (58.5%)
Overweight	Yes	236 (40.8%)
	No	342 (59.2%)

^aCatolic, non religion, ^bwelaita, sidama.