Table 1.
Socio-economic and demographic features of the study participants, Hossana town, Ethiopia, June, 2015
| Back ground variable | Categories | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Marital status (n = 583) | Married | 366 | 62.8 |
| Single | 149 | 25.6 | |
| Widowed | 26 | 4.5 | |
| Separated | 25 | 4.3 | |
| Divorced | 17 | 2.9 | |
| Religion (n = 583) | Protestant | 388 | 66.6 |
| Orthodox | 123 | 21.1 | |
| Islam | 33 | 5.7 | |
| Others | 39 | 6.6 | |
| Ethnicity (n = 583) | Hadiya | 368 | 63.1 |
| Kembata | 79 | 13.6 | |
| Amhara | 57 | 9.8 | |
| Gurage | 41 | 7.0 | |
| Othersa | 38 | 6.6 | |
| Respondents’ age(n = 583) | <=23 | 135 | 23.2 |
| 24–27 | 128 | 22 | |
| 28–34 | 170 | 29.2 | |
| > = 35 | 150 | 25.6 | |
| Respondents’ education (n = 583) | No education | 74 | 12.7 |
| Primary education (1–8) | 172 | 29.5 | |
| Secondary education (9–12) | 177 | 30.4 | |
| Tertiary education (12 plus) | 160 | 27.4 | |
| Respondents occupation (n = 583) | House wife | 248 | 42.5 |
| Employee | 127 | 21.8 | |
| Student | 85 | 14.6 | |
| Merchant | 71 | 12.2 | |
| Othersb | 52 | 8.9 | |
| Parity(n = 583) | 0 | 162 | 27.8 |
| 1 | 82 | 14.1 | |
| 2–4 | 238 | 40.8 | |
| > = 5 | 101 | 17.3 | |
| Husband’s occupation(n = 389) | Employee | 155 | 26.6 |
| Merchant | 140 | 24 | |
| Daily worker | 30 | 5.1 | |
| Farmer | 21 | 3.6 | |
| Othersc | 43 | 7.3 | |
| Husband’s education (n = 389) | No education | 14 | 2.4 |
| Primary education (1–8) | 98 | 16.8 | |
| Secondary education (9–12) | 122 | 20.9 | |
| Tertiary education (12 plus) | 155 | 26.6 | |
| Monthly income in USD(n = 583) | < 72 | 134 | 23.0 |
| 72–143 | 212 | 36.4 | |
| 144–215 | 97 | 16.6 | |
| > 215 | 140 | 24.0 |
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