Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in Mehal Meda town, North Shewa, Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 558).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age	18-26	41	7.3
	27-35	157	28.1
	36-44	131	23.5
	45-53	147	26.3
	=>54	82	14.7
Sex	Male	413	74.0
	Female	145	26.0
Marital status	Never married	45	8.1
	Married	386	69.2
	Divorced/separated	86	15.4
	Widowed	41	7.3
Religion	Orthodox	537	96.2
	Protestant	21	3.8
Ethnicity	Amhara	549	98.4
	Oromo	9	1.6
Age of family members	Age of males >=5 yrs.	118	21.1
	Age of females >=5 yrs	147	26.3
	Both males and females age >=5 yrs	239	42.8
	Age of 2-5 years children	54	9.7