Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.
| Variable | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 220 | 69.4 |
| Female | 97 | 39.7 |
| Age (in years) | ||
| 18–24 | 67 | 21.0 |
| 25–34 | 110 | 34.8 |
| 35–49 | 140 | 44.3 |
| Educational status | ||
| Illiterate | 75 | 23.6 |
| Elementary | 116 | 36.3 |
| High school | 44 | 14.0 |
| College and above | 82 | 25.9 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 132 | 41.6 |
| Married | 151 | 47.5 |
| Others | 34 | 10.9 |
| Religion | ||
| Protestant | 145 | 45.6 |
| Orthodox | 86 | 27.1 |
| Others | 86 | 27.1 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Gedio | 141 | 44.6 |
| Sidamo | 76 | 24 |
| Guragie | 47 | 14.8 |
| Oromo | 36 | 11.8 |
| Income | ||
| <500 BIRR | 116 | 36.4 |
| >500 BIRR | 202 | 63.6 |
| Occupation | ||
| Unemployed | 58 | 18.4 |
| Student | 27 | 8.4 |
| Farmer | 121 | 38.1 |
| Governmental worker | 111 | 35.1 |