Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants
| Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 356 (54.2) |
| Female | 301 (45.8) |
| Age | |
| 18–29 years | 305 (46.4) |
| 30–39 years | 161 (24.5) |
| 40–49 years | 75 (11.4) |
| 50–59 years | 52 (7.9) |
| 60–69 years | 35 (5.3) |
| 70–79 years | 17 (2.6) |
| 80–89 years | 12 (1.8) |
| Level of education | |
| Unable to read and write | 227 (34.6) |
| Able to read & write only | 71 (10.8) |
| Grade 1–4 | 74 (11.3) |
| Grade 5–8 | 118 (18.0) |
| Grade 9–12 | 106 (16.1) |
| College graduate | 61 (9.3) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 214 (32.6) |
| Married | 365 (55.6) |
| Divorced | 47 (7.2) |
| Widow | 31 (4.7) |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 370 (56.3) |
| Rural | 287 (43.7) |
| Occupation | |
| Government employee | 62 (9.4) |
| Unemployed | 37 (5.6) |
| Self-employed | 134 (20.4) |
| Farmer | 176 (26.8) |
| Student | 40 (6.1) |
| Housewife | 111 (16.9) |
| Daily labourer | 44 (6.7) |
| Others | 53 (8.1) |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox | 409 (62.3) |
| Islam | 222 (33.8) |
| Protestant | 23 (3.5) |
| Catholic | 2 (0.3) |
| Other | 1 (0 .2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Amhara | 310 (47.2) |
| Gurage | 194 (29.5) |
| Mareko | 69 (10.5) |
| Silte | 67 (10.2) |
| Oromo | 11 (1.7) |
| Other | 6 (0.9) |
| Income | |
| < 1USD/person/day | 557 (84.5) |
| ≥ 1USD/person/day | 100 (15.2) |
| Annual household income in Birr | 13300 ± 14000 |