Table 1.
Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH), October 2017 [n = 63].
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 20 (31.7) |
| Female | 43 (68.3) | |
| Marital status | Single | 8 (12.7) |
| Married | 40 (63.5) | |
| Divorced | 11 (17.5) | |
| Widowed | 2 (3.2) | |
| Missing | 2 (3.2) | |
| Educational status | Illiterate | 5 (7.9) |
| Primary | 18 (28.6) | |
| Secondary | 28 (44.4) | |
| Diploma | 5 (7.9) | |
| Degree | 7 (11.1) | |
| Ethnicity | Oromo | 20 (31.7) |
| Amhara | 22 (34.9) | |
| Tigre | 6 (9.5) | |
| Others | 15 (23.8) | |
| Occupation | governmental employee | 12 (19) |
| private | 34 (54) | |
| not employed | 17 (27) | |
| Age | ≤50 years old | 56 (88.9) |
| >50 years old | 7 (11.1) | |
| Body mass index (in kg/m 2) | <18.5 | 12 (19) |
| ≥18.5 | 51 (81) | |
Note: other ethnic groups include mixed ethnicity, Gurage, Silte, Hadiya, Welayta, and Harari.