Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of the study respondents, Tigray region, 2015
| Variables | Controls | Cases | Total | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Age | ||||
| Less than 18 | 38 (18.6) | 10 (9.5) | 48 (15.5) | 0.15 |
| 18 and above | 166 (81.4) | 95 (90.5) | 261 (84.5) | |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 154 (75.5) | 69 (65.7) | 223 (72.2) | 0.049 |
| Rural | 50 (24.5) | 36 (34.3) | 86 (27.8) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Orthodox | 180 (88.2) | 82 (78.1) | 262 (84.7) | 0.006 |
| Othera | 24 (11.8) | 23 (21.9) | 47 (15.3) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Tigrawot | 178 (87.3) | 88 (83.8) | 266 (86.1) | 0.39 |
| Otherb | 26 (12.7) | 17 (16.2) | 43 (13.9) | |
| Educational status | ||||
| Unable to read and write | 38 (18.6) | 26 (24.8) | 64 (20.7) | 0.41 |
| Able to read and write | 21 (10.3) | 10 (9.5) | 31 (10.0) | |
| 1–8 grade | 35 (17.2) | 22 (21.0) | 47 (15.2) | |
| 9–12 grade | 77 (37.7) | 33 (31.4) | 110 (35.5) | |
| College or university level | 33 (16.2) | 14 (13.3) | 47 (15.2) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 81 (39.7) | 55 (52.4) | 136 (44) | 0.10 |
| Single | 97 (47.5) | 38 (36.2) | 135 (43.7) | |
| Divorced | 21 (10.3) | 12 (11.4) | 33 (10.7) | |
| Widowed | 5 (2.5) | - | 5 (1.6) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Students | 87 (42.6) | 34 (32.4) | 121 (39.2) | 0.10 |
| Housewives | 50 (24.5) | 34 (32.4) | 84 (27.2) | |
| Employed | 67 (32.8) | 37 (35.2) | 104 (33.7) | |
| Had own income | ||||
| Yes | 74 (36.3) | 43 (41.0) | 117 (37.9) | 0.53 |
| No | 130 (63.7) | 62 (59.0) | 192 (62.1) | |
aMuslim and protestant
bAmhara and Oromo