Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the caregivers (N = 422) in Jeldu District, Oromia Regional State, January 2011.
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 88 | 20.9 |
| Rural | 334 | 79.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Currently married | 342 | 81 |
| Currently not married | 80 | 19 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 189 | 44.8 |
| Protestant | 209 | 49.5 |
| Wakefata | 24 | 5.7 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Oromo | 417 | 98.8 |
| Amhara | 5 | 1.2 |
| Occupation | ||
| House wife | 29 | 6.9 |
| Not house wife | 393 | 93.1 |
| Educational status | ||
| No formal education | 275 | 65.2 |
| 1–8 grade | 131 | 31.0 |
| ≥9 grade | 16 | 3.8 |
| Households’ monthly income in Ethiopian birr | ||
| ≤600 | 385 | 91.2 |
| >600 | 37 | 8.8 |