Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants among selected health facilities of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2017/18.
| Variables | Frequency (N= 422) | Percentage (%) |
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| Sex of the participants | ||
| Male | 235 | 55.7 |
| Female | 187 | 44.3 |
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| Age of the participants/ year | ||
| 15-25 | 132 | 31.3 |
| 26-35 | 125 | 29.6 |
| 36-45 | 104 | 24.6 |
| >45 | 61 | 14.5 |
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| Marital status of patients | ||
| Married | 234 | 55.5 |
| Single | 170 | 40.3 |
| Others | 18 | 4.3 |
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| Educational status/level | ||
| Not attended formal education | 176 | 41.7 |
| Primary school | 144 | 34.1 |
| Secondary school | 70 | 16.6 |
| Higher education | 32 | 7.6 |
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| Religion of the study participants | ||
| Orthodox Christian | 94 | 22.3 |
| Protestant Christian | 272 | 64.5 |
| Muslim | 56 | 13.3 |
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| Study participants place of residence | ||
| Urban | 175 | 41.5 |
| Rural | 247 | 58.5 |
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| Ethnicity of the study participants | ||
| Gedeo | 247 | 58.5 |
| Oromo | 82 | 19.4 |
| Amhara | 36 | 8.5 |
| Sedama | 39 | 9.2 |
| Others | 18 | 4.3 |
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| Occupation of the study participants | ||
| Farmer | 195 | 46.2 |
| Employed | 56 | 13.3 |
| Daily laborer | 45 | 10.7 |
| Student | 77 | 18.2 |
| Merchant | 49 | 11.6 |
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| Mean family size of the study participants | ||
| 1-4 individuals | 146 | 34.6 |
| 5-7 individuals | 202 | 47.9 |
| >7 individuals | 74 | 17.5 |
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| Estimated mean monthly family income /ETB | ||
| ≤500 | 172 | 40.8 |
| 501-1000 | 122 | 28.9 |
| >1000 | 51 | 12.1 |
| Unknown/no- regular income | 77 | 18.2 |