Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants in the quantitative study (n = 297).
| Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 18-39 | 109 | 36.7% |
| 40-60 | 137 | 46.1% | |
| >60 | 51 | 17.2% | |
| Gender | Male | 165 | 55.6% |
| Female | 132 | 44.4% | |
| Residence | Urban | 154 | 51.9% |
| Rural | 143 | 48.1% | |
| Marital status | Single | 40 | 13.5% |
| Married | 168 | 56.6% | |
| Divorced | 47 | 15.8% | |
| Widowed | 42 | 14.1% | |
| Level of education | No formal education | 98 | 33.0% |
| Primary school | 66 | 22.2% | |
| Secondary school | 68 | 22.9% | |
| Above secondary school | 65 | 21.9% | |
| Occupation status | Governmental | 35 | 11.8% |
| Private | 15 | 5.1% | |
| Merchant | 45 | 15.2% | |
| Student | 15 | 5.1% | |
| Farmer | 116 | 39.1% | |
| House wife | 44 | 14.8% | |
| Retire | 22 | 7.4% | |
| Others | 5 | 1.7% | |
| Household income per capital | <500 birr/month | 103 | 34.7% |
| 500-1000 birr/month | 78 | 26.3% | |
| 1100-2000 birr/month | 55 | 18.5% | |
| >2000 birr/month | 61 | 20.5% | |
| Medical insurance | Insured | 143 | 48.1% |
| Uninsured | 154 | 51.9% |