Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Female Secondary School Teachers Who Were Participating in the Study, Gammo Gofa Zone, South Ethiopia (N=239)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age in years	<29	59	24.7
	30–34	28	11.7
	35–39	35	14.6
≥40	117	49.0
Marital status	Single	67	28.0
	Married	143	59.8
Widowed/divorced/separated	29	12
Educational level	Diploma	34	14.2
	First degree	190	79.5
Second degree	15	6.3
Religion	Orthodox	125	52.3
	Protestant	105	43.9
	Muslim	5	2.1
Catholic	4	1.7
Ethnicity	Gamma	133	55.6
	Gofa	33	13.8
	Wolayta	19	7.9
	Amhara	46	19.2
Others*	8	3.3
Monthly salary	<3000	9	3.8
	3000–5000	90	37.7
≥5000	140	58.6
Service years	<20	164	68.6
≥20	75	31.4
Field of study	Social Science	88	36.8
	Sport Science	32	13.4
	Biology	75	31.4
	Other Natural Science	35	14.6
Others**	9	3.8

Notes: *Oromo and Konso, **Language and Computer Science.