Table 1.
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of the study participants, Jimma University Specialized Hospital (JUSH), Southwest Ethiopia, 2009.
| Characteristics | Frequency(Percentage) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 144(45.1) |
| Female | 175(54.9) |
| Age | |
| 18-24 | 15(4.7) |
| 25-34 | 148(46.4) |
| 35-44 | 115(36.1) |
| ≥ 45 | 41(12.9) |
| Permanent address | |
| Jimma | 271(85.0) |
| Out of Jimma | 48(15.0) |
| Ethnicity (N = 319) | |
| Oromo | 142(44.5) |
| Amhra | 84(26.3) |
| Dawro | 40(12.5) |
| Kefa | 24(7.5) |
| Gurage | 15(4.7) |
| Others* | 14(4.4) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 155(48.6) |
| Single | 67(21.0) |
| Windowed | 43(13.5) |
| Divorced/Separated | 54(16.9) |
| Educational status | |
| Illiterate | 32(10.0) |
| Elementary | 162(50.8) |
| Secondary | 90(28.2) |
| 12+ | 35(11.0) |
| Occupation | |
| Employed | 129(40.4) |
| Merchant | 31(9.7) |
| House Wife | 42(13.2) |
| Daily laborer | 84(26.3) |
| Have no job | 20(6.3) |
| Others *** | 13(4.1) |
| Living With | |
| Alone | 77(24.1) |
| Family | 54(16.9) |
| Parents | 174(54.5) |
| Other | 14(4.4) |
| Average Monthly income (N = 267) | |
| ≤ 500 | 200(74.9) |
| 501-999 | 26(9.7) |
| ≥ 1000 | 41(15.4) |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox | 162(50.8) |
| Muslim | 78(24.5) |
| Protestant | 68 (21.3) |
| Others** | 11(3.4) |
| Average Family Income (N = 306)# | |
| ≤ 500 | 216(70.6) |
| 501-999 | 33(10.8) |
| ≥ 1000 | 57(18.6) |
*Tigre, Yem, Wolayita, Kenbata, Sidama, Bench,
**Catholic, Jova whiteness,
*** Farmer, Bar,
# Exchange rate 1 USD = 13 Ethiopian Birr (ETB)