Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of participants from selected hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia, September 2012.

Variables		Frequency	Percentage
Sex	Female	324	55.7
	Male	258	44.3
Age	18–34	290	49.8
	35–44	124	21.3
	45–65	156	26.8
	≥65	12	2.1
Residence	Rural	299	51.4
	Urban	283	48.6
Religion	Muslim	344	59.1
	Orthodox	125	21.5
	Protestant	81	13.9
	Catholic	17	2.9
	Others	15	2.6
Ethnicity	Oromo	271	46.6
	Amhara	129	22.2
	Harari	68	11.7
	Guraghe	42	7.2
	Somali	58	10
	Others	14	2.4
Educational status	Not read and write	148	25.4
	1–4th grade	108	18.6
	5–8th grade	134	23.0
	9–12th	101	17.4
	12+	91	15.6
Marital status	Married	405	69.6
	Single	197	18.4
	Widowed	50	8.6
	Divorced	12	2.1
	Separated	8	1.4
Occupation	Farmer	203	34.9
	Merchant	172	29.6
	Employee	108	18.6
	Daily laborer	57	9.8
	Student	25	4.3
	Others	17	2.9
Income	<400	203	34.9
	401–500	195	16.3
	501–925	39(	23.9
	>925	145	24.9