Table 1.
Distribution of respondents by their socio-demographic characteristics in Nekemte, western Ethiopia, 2017.
| No. | Variables (N = 889) | Category | Frequency | Percent |
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| 1 | Age of the patient | 15–24 | 243 | 27.31 |
| 25–34 | 215 | 24.20 | ||
| 35–44 | 201 | 22.62 | ||
| 45–54 | 127 | 14.30 | ||
| 55–64 | 63 | 7.10 | ||
| +65 | 40 | 4.54 | ||
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| 2 | Sex | Male | 503 | 56.60 |
| Female | 386 | 43.41 | ||
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| 3 | Marital status | Single | 273 | 30.70 |
| Married | 542 | 61.02 | ||
| Divorced | 46 | 5.20 | ||
| Widowed | 28 | 3.10 | ||
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| 4 | Level of education attained | No schooling | 257 | 28.92 |
| Primary (grade 1–6) | 247 | 27.81 | ||
| Secondary (grade 7–12) | 247 | 27.80 | ||
| Tertiary (>grade 12) | 138 | 15.50 | ||
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| 5 | Monthly income | 150–500 | 485 | 54.59 |
| 500–750 | 117 | 13.20 | ||
| 750–1500 | 54 | 6.13 | ||
| 1500–3,000 | 83 | 9.30 | ||
| 3000–5000 | 53 | 6.05 | ||
| +5000 | 55 | 6.20 | ||
| Unknown | 42 | 4.70 | ||
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| 6 | Residence | Town | 396 | 44.50 |
| Rural | 493 | 55.50 | ||
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| 7 | Occupation | Government employee | 111 | 12.50 |
| Maid/servant | 34 | 3.80 | ||
| Merchant | 133 | 15.07 | ||
| Farmer | 351 | 39.50 | ||
| Laborer | 30 | 3.40 | ||
| Driver | 82 | 9.22 | ||
| No formal job | 148 | 16.71 | ||