Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants.
| Characteristics | Category | No. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 321(51.4) |
| Female | 304(48.6) | |
| Age group | <18 | 64(10.2) |
| 18–29 | 248(39.7) | |
| 30–45 | 239(38.2) | |
| 46–65 | 59(9.4) | |
| >65 | 15(2.4) | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 70(11.2) |
| Protestant | 257(41.1) | |
| Traditional | 294(47.0) | |
| Other | 4(0.6) | |
| Educational status | Not attended formal education | 391(62.6) |
| Primary school attended | 234(37.4) | |
| Occupation | Farmer | 259(41.4) |
| Agro pastoralist | 41(6.6) | |
| Nomadic pastoralist | 262(41.9) | |
| Others | 63(10.1) | |
| District | Debub Ari | 279(44.6) |
| Bena-Tsemay | 40(6.4) | |
| Hamer | 306(49.0) |