Table 1.

Distribution of participants by their socio-demographic and psychosocial characteristics at Ilu Ababore zone hospitals, southwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 402)

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Age
18–24	162	40.3
25–34	121	30.1
35–44	82	20.3
≥ 45	37	9.2
Gender
Male	253	62.9
Female	149	37.1
Religion
Orthodox	153	38.1
Muslim	115	28.6
Protestant	105	26.1
Othersa	29	7.2
Marital status
Married	246	61.2
Single	117	29.1
Divorced/widowed	39	9.7
Ethnicity
Oromo	323	80.34
Amhara	52	12.93
Tigre	14	3.48
Gurage	9	2.23
Otherb	4	0.99
Educational status
Unable to read and write	114	28.4
Primary	195	47.3
Secondary	58	14.4
College and above	35	8.7
Residency
Rural	197	49.0
Urban	205	51.0
Type of occupation
Government employ	26	6.5
Private enterprise	234	58.2
Student	60	15.0
Unemployed	82	20.4
Social support
High	252	62.7
Moderate	98	24.4
Poor	52	12.9
Perceived stress
Low	192	47.8
High	210	52.2

^aWaqefetaa, Catholic, Adventist

^bKefa, Wolayta