Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 308)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age (in yrs)	<18 years	9	2.9
	18-34 years	254	82.5
	> = 35 years	45	14.6
Religion	Orthodox Christian	296	96.1
	Muslim	12	3.9
Educational status	Unable to read & write	85	27.6
	Able to read and write	67	21.8
	Primary school (1-8)	56	18.2
	Secondary school (9-12)	76	24.7
	College and above	24	7.8
Ethnicity	Tigray	303	98.4
	Amhara	5	1.6
Residence	Urban	179	58.1
	Rural	129	41.9