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. 2014 Sep 10;7:624. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-624

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of participants

Variable Category Number %
Settlement Rural 153 65
Urban 290 35
Respondent Mother 380 86
Father 46 10
Brother/Sister 17 4
Median age in years (Interquartile range) All 28 (15–73)
Sex Female 394 89
Male 49 11
Level of education None 22 5
Primary 159 36
Secondary 142 32
High school 65 15
University 55 12
Marital status Married 292 66
Single 137 31
Widowed 10 2.28
Separated 3 0.68
Religion Christians 438 99
Muslims 5 1
Profession House wives 80 18
Business 66 15
Students 66 15
Farming 53 12
Tailoring 44 10
Teaching 40 9
Hair dressing 27 6
Health personnel 18 4
Others 49 11