Table 1.
Background characteristics of participants for focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, and key informants’ interviews, in five woredas of Sidama zone, southern Ethiopia, 2015
| Characteristics | 10 FGD | 12 IDI | 10KIIs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female (n = 42) | Male (n = 38) | Female (n = 5) | Male (n = 7) | Female (n = 4) | Male (n = 6) | ||
| Age (year) | 18–30 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| > 30 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |
| Education status | <Primary (1–6 grade) | 35 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| >Secondary (7–12 grade) | 7 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Occupation type | Government employee | 8 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| NGO | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Private | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Housewife | 31 | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | |
| Unemployed | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | |
FGD Focus group Discussion; IDI In-depth Interview; KII Key-Informant Interview; NGO Non-governmental organization