Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population (n = 750), southwest Ethiopia
| Variable | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 315(42) |
| Female | 435(58) |
| Literacy status | |
| Literate | 290(38.3) |
| Non-literate | 460(61.7) |
| Age in years | |
| 15-24 | 216(28.8) |
| 25-34 | 250(33.3) |
| 35-44 | 164(21.9) |
| =>45 | 120(16.0) |
| Mean age(SD) | 31.2(±11.0) |
| Religion | |
| Muslim | 639(85.2) |
| Orthodox Christian | 95(12.7) |
| Protestant | 16(2.1) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Oromo | 645(86.0) |
| Yem | 42(5.6) |
| Amhara | 32(4.3) |
| Gurage | 17(2.3) |
| Keffa | 5(0.7) |
| Dawro | 3(0.4) |
| Tigre | 2(0.2) |
| Other | 4(0.5) |
| Occupation | |
| Farmer | 372(49.6) |
| Housewives | 184(24.5) |
| Government employee | 69(9.2) |
| Day laborers | 25(3.3) |
| Student | 41(5.5) |
| Merchant | 47(6.3) |
| No job | 12(1.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 563(75.1) |
| Single | 125(16.7) |
| Divorced | 24(3.2) |
| Widowed | 38(5.1) |
| Monthly Income | |
| <400 Ethiopian Birr(<34USD) | 410(58.0) |
| =>400 Birr(=>34 USD) | 297(42) |
| Area of residence | |
| Rural | 531(70.8) |
| Urban | 219(29.1) |