Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of 345 household heads in Abaye Deneba kebele area, Central Ethiopia, 2008.
| Characteristic | Number (%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 187 (54.0) |
| Female | 158 (46.0) |
| Age in years | |
| 15-24 | 73 (21.0) |
| 25-34 | 136 (39.0) |
| 35-44 | 70 (20.0) |
| ≥45 | 66 (19.0) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 304 (88.4) |
| Single | 36 (10.5) |
| Other | 5 (1.4) |
| Educational status | |
| Illiterate | 223 (64.8) |
| Read and write | 28 (8.1) |
| Primary | 74 (21.5) |
| Secondary | 20 (5.8) |
| Water source for drinking | |
| Well | 16 (4.6) |
| Lake Ziway | 329 (95.4) |
| Place for removing wastes | |
| Toilet | 7 (2.0) |
| Open field | 338 (98.0) |
| Received health education before the study | |
| Yes | 37 (10.7) |
| No | 308 (89.3) |