Table 1. Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of respondents in Boricha district, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 632).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Gender of household head	Male	375	59.3
	Female	257	40.7
Age of respondents	Age 18–38	336	53.2
	Age 39–58	260	41.1
	Age above 59	36	5.7
Marital status of respondent	Married	529	83.7
	Single	85	13.4
	Others	18	2.8
Educational status	Illiterates	316	50.0
	Can read & write	141	22.3
	Primary	120	19.0
	Secondary & above	55	8.7
Family size of household	<5 member	83	13.1
	> = 5 member	549	86.9
Occupation of household head	Farmer	569	90.0
	Merchant	63	10.0
Residence of households	Rural	602	95.3
	Urban	30	4.7
Wealth quintile of households	poor	252	39.9
	medium	127	20.1
	rich	253	40.0
Time to reach nearby facility	<30 min. near to reach	160	25.3
	30–60 min. medium	255	40.3
	>60 min. far to reach	216	34.2
Money shortage	No	463	73.3
	Yes	169	26.7