Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Respondents Residing in AMU-HDSS, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 617)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age group	18–24	170	27.60
	25–44	252	40.80
	≥45	195	31.60
Age (mean ± SD)	35.61 ± 10.52
Sex	Male	324	52.50
	Female	293	47.50
Religion	Orthodox	188	30.5
	Protestant	423	68.6
	Muslim	2	0.3
	Traditional	4	0.6
Ethnicity	Gamo	507	82.2
	Gofa	3	0.5
	Zayse	52	8.4
	Woliata	51	8.3
	Oromo	3	0.5
	Kore	1	0.2
Educational status	No formal education	224	36.3
	Primary (1–8)	312	50.6
	Secondary (9–12)	64	10.4
	College and above	17	2.8
Residence	Urban	2	0.3
	Rural	615	99.7
Marital status	Married	559	90.6
	Single	30	4.86
	Divorced	28	4.54
Occupational status	Farmers	311	50.4
	Merchant	52	8.4
	Governmental Employer	16	2.6
	Daily laborer	98	15.9
	Students	140	22.7
Family history of mental illness	Yes	45	7.3
	No	572	92.7
Wealth index	Low	202	32.70
	Moderate	210	34.02
	High	205	33.20