Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population in three hospitals of Oromia, March, 2009, (N = 591)

Variables	Number (%)
Age in Years
15-24	54 (9.1)
25-34	276 (46.7)
> = 35	261 (44.2)
Sex
Male	247 (41.8)
Female	344 (58.2)
Educational status
Illiterate	104 (17.6)
literate	487 (82.4)
Occupation
Government employee	68 (11.4)
Private employee	99 (16.8)
Merchant	79 (13.4)
Farmer	45 (7.6)
Housewives	94 (15.9)
Daily laborer	115 (19.5)
No Job	91 (15.4)