Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics among attendants of public health facilities in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 411).
| Socio-demographic characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Sex of respondents | ||
| Female | 204 | 49.6 |
| Male | 207 | 50.4 |
| Age category | ||
| 18–24 | 117 | 28.5 |
| 25–40 | 234 | 56.9 |
| 41–60 | 55 | 12.4 |
| ≥60 | 5 | 1.2 |
| Head of household | ||
| Male | 365 | 88.8 |
| Female | 46 | 11.2 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 291 | 70.8 |
| Single | 104 | 25.3 |
| Divorced | 7 | 1.7 |
| Widowed | 5 | 1.2 |
| Separated | 4 | 1.0 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hadiya | 361 | 87.8 |
| Kambata | 28 | 6.9 |
| Wolayta | 3 | 0.7 |
| Oromo | 3 | 0.7 |
| Others | 16 | 3.9 |
| Educational status | ||
| Unable read and write | 59 | 14.4 |
| Grade 1–4 | 69 | 16.8 |
| Grade 5–8 | 116 | 28.2 |
| Grade 9–10 | 89 | 21.7 |
| Grade 11–12 | 34 | 8.3 |
| College and above | 44 | 10.7 |
| Estimated monthly income in USD | ||
| ≤57$ | 276 | 67.2 |
| 57$-76$ | 48 | 11.7 |
| 76$-114$ | 44 | 10.7 |
| ≥114$ | 43 | 10.4 |
| Construction material for wall of a house | ||
| Thatch | 178 | 43.3 |
| Bricks | 201 | 48.9 |
| Burnt brick with cement | 18 | 4.4 |
| Other | 14 | 3.4 |
| Family Size | ||
| 1–4 | 126 | 30.7 |
| 5–8 | 235 | 57.2 |
| ≥8 | 50 | 12.2 |