Table 1.
Basic socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, March 2007
| Variable | Number | Percent |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 352 | 49.9 |
| Female | 353 | 50.1 |
| Age (years) | ||
| < 20 | 32 | 4.5 |
| 21–25 | 134 | 19.0 |
| 26–35 | 358 | 50.8 |
| > 36 | 181 | 25.7 |
| Education | ||
| Illiterate | 101 | 14.3 |
| Primary | 208 | 29.5 |
| Secondary | 237 | 33.6 |
| Post secondary | 159 | 22.6 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Oromo | 341 | 48.4 |
| Amhara | 245 | 34.8 |
| Dawro | 51 | 7.2 |
| Keffa | 30 | 4.3 |
| Tigre | 15 | 2.1 |
| Guraghe | 11 | 1.6 |
| Others | 12 | 1.7 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 418 | 59.3 |
| Muslim | 200 | 28.4 |
| Protestant | 81 | 11.5 |
| Catholic | 6 | 0.9 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 525 | 74.5 |
| Rural | 180 | 25.5 |
| Employment | ||
| Employed | 391 | 55.6 |
| Not employed | 312 | 44.4 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 610 | 86.5 |
| Unmarried | 95 | 13.5 |
| Family income ETBa | ||
| <500 | 524 | 74.3 |
| 501–999 | 86 | 12.2 |
| >1000 | 49 | 7.0 |
| Unstated | 46 | 6.5 |
a Exchange rate 1 USD = 8.6 Ethiopian Birr (ETB)