Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, selected districts in Southwestern Oromia, Nov 2013
| Variables | Categories | Frequencies | Percentage |
| District/Woreda | Wolliso | 307 | 24.3 |
| Gachi | 314 | 24.9 | |
| Jibat | 308 | 24.4 | |
| Manna | 333 | 26.4 | |
| Educational level | Primary (5–8) | 660 | 52.3 |
| Secondary (9–12) | 602 | 47.7 | |
| Age in years | 13–14 | 409 | 35.6 |
| ≥15 | 813 | 64.4 | |
| Gender | Female | 632 | 50.1 |
| Male | 630 | 49.9 | |
| Residence | Peri-urban | 406 | 32.2 |
| Rural | 856 | 67.8 | |
| Marital Status | Single | 1147 | 90.9 |
| Others* | 115 | 9.1 | |
| Ethnicity | Oromo | 1174 | 93.0 |
| Amhara | 58 | 4.6 | |
| Others | 30 | 2.0 | |
| Religion | Muslim | 538 | 42.6 |
| Orthodox | 479 | 38.0 | |
| Protestant | 226 | 17.9 | |
| Others** | 19 | 1.5 | |
| Mother's educational status | No education | 422 | 33.4 |
| Attended school | 840 | 66.6 |
*
engaged, married, divorced
**
indigenous religion