Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 402)

Characteristics		Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Age(years)	15–24	120	29.9
	25–34	251	62.4
	≥ 35	31	7.7
Residence	Urban	303	75.4
	Rural	99	24.6
Marital status	Married	386	96
	Single	7	1.7
	Divorced	2	0.5
	Separated	6	1.5
	Widowed	1	0.2
Religion	Orthodox	356	88.6
	Muslim	37	9.2
	Protestant	9	2.2
Ethnicity	Amhara	381	94.8
	Tigre	15	3.7
	Oromo	2	0.5
	Other	4	1.0
Educational status	No formal education	92	22.9
	Primary education	84	20.9
	High school education	112	27.9
	Certificate and above	114	28.4
Occupation	House wife	221	55.0
	Farmer	13	3.2
	Merchant	51	12.7
	Government employee	94	23.4
	Daily laborer	11	2.7
	Student	12	3.0
Family size	≤  3	285	70.9
	4–6	90	22.4
	> 6	27	6.7
Wealth Index	Low	134	33.3
	Middle	134	33.3
	High	134	33.3