Table 1.
Some socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, Jimma University, August 2009.
| Characteristics | Number (per cent) | |
| Age in years (n=1949) (mean=20.85±2.2, median=20, Minimum=17, maximum=45 | ||
| 17– 19 | 421 (21.6%) | |
| 20– 24 | 1444 (74.1%) | |
| 25– 45 | 84 (4.3%) | |
| Sex (n= 1977) | Male | 1612 (81.5%) |
| Female | 365 (18.5%) | |
| Religion (n= 1959) | ||
| Orthodox | 1046 (53.4%) | |
| Muslim | 348 (17.8%) | |
| Protestant | 480 (24.5%) | |
| Othersa | 85 (4.3%) | |
| Church / mosque attending habit (n= 1962) | ||
| Yes | 1720 (87.7%) | |
| No | 242 (12.3%) | |
| Ethnicity (n= 1945) | ||
| Amhara | 619 (31.8%) | |
| Oromo | 832 (42.8%) | |
| Tigre | 58 (3%) | |
| Gurage | 137 (7%) | |
| Wolita | 52 (2.7%) | |
| Othersb | 247 (12.7%) | |
| Place of origin (n= 1961) | ||
| Urban | 945 (48.2%) | |
| Rural | 1016 (51.8%) | |
| Current place of residence (n= 1978) | ||
| In the university | 1858 (93.9%) | |
| Out of the university | 120 (6.1%) | |
| Level of education (n= 1982) | ||
| Year-one | 1082 (54.6%) | |
| Year-two | 313 (15.8%) | |
| Year-three | 300 (15.1 %) | |
| Year-four or above | 287 (14.5%) | |
| Faculty (n= 1985) | ||
| Medical Sciences | 594 (29.9%) | |
| Public Health | 429 (21.6%) | |
| Business and Economics | 149 (7.5%) | |
| Technology | 97 (4.9%) | |
| Humanities and Social Sciences | 423 (21.3%) | |
| Law | 184 (9.3%) | |
| Education | 109 (5.5%) | |
| Marital status (n= 1968) | ||
| Single | 1731 (88%) | |
| Married | 35 (1.8%) | |
| Have boy/girl friend | 202 (10.2%) | |
Othresa include catholic, “waqofetta”, no religion
Othersb include Sidama, Keffa, Silte, Agew, Gamo, Somale, Shinasha, Yem, Dawro, Hamer, hadya