Table 2.

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

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Educational status of head household	Illiterate	32	5.7
	Can read and write	118	21.1
	Grades 1-8	105	18.8
	Grades 9-12	127	22.8
	Diploma and above	176	31.5
Occupation of head household	Farmer	35	6.3
	Government employee	236	42.3
	Private	287	51.4
Family monthly income	=<2000	236	42.3
	2001-3500	124	22.2
	=>3501	198	35.5
Family size	=<3	230	41.2
	=>4	328	58.8
Presence of under five children in households	Yes	183	32.8
	No	375	67.2