Table 1.
Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of study participants in Bugna District, North East Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 532)
| Variables | Description | Number | Percent (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex of the respondent | Male | 351 | 65.9 (61.8, 69.8) |
| Female | 181 | 34.1 (30.1, 38.1) | |
| Age of the respondents | ≤ 29 years | 153 | 28.8 (25.1, 32.7) |
| 30–39 years | 184 | 34.6 (30.6, 38.7) | |
| 40–49 years | 133 | 25.0 (21.4, 28.8) | |
| 50–59 years | 40 | 7.5 (5.5, 10.0) | |
| 60 years and above | 22 | 4.1 (2.7, 6.2) | |
| Marital status of respondents | Single | 38 | 7.1 (5.2, 9.6) |
| Married | 433 | 81.4 (77.8, 84.4) | |
| Windowed | 8 | 1.5 (0.7, 2.9) | |
| Divorced | 53 | 10.0 (7.6, 12.8) | |
| Occupation of the respondents | Farmer | 374 | 70.3 (66.2, 74.0) |
| Housewife | 82 | 15.4 (12.5, 18.7) | |
| Merchant | 46 | 8.6 (6.5, 11.3) | |
| Daily labourer | 8 | 1.6 (0.8, 3.0) | |
| Students | 22 | 4.1 (2.7, 6.2) | |
| Educational status | Unable to read and write | 294 | 55.3 (50.9, 59.4) |
| Read and write | 122 | 29.9 (19.5, 26.7) | |
| Primary education | 93 | 17.5 (14.4, 20.9) | |
| Secondary education | 23 | 4.3 (2.8, 6.4) | |
| Family size | ≤ 5 | 308 | 57.9 (53.5, 61.9) |
| > 5 | 224 | 42.1 (38.0, 46.4) | |
| Household having children < 5 years old | No child | 136 | 25.6 (22.0, 29.4) |
| One child | 250 | 47.0 (42.7, 51.2) | |
| 2 and above | 146 | 27.4 (23.8, 31.4) | |
| Household having a person above 65 years old age | No older age | 464 | 87.2 (84.0, 89.8) |
| One and above | 68 | 12.8 (10.1, 15.9) | |
| Wealth quintile of the household | Poor (1st quintile) | 172 | 32.3 (28.4, 36.4) |
| Medium (2nd quintile) | 182 | 34.2 (30.2, 38.3) | |
| Rich (3rd quintile) | 178 | 33.5 (29.5, 37.5) |