Table 1. Socio demographic, clinical and other related characteristics of study participants.
| Variables | Categories | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years | 18–24 | 85(23.5) |
| 25–29 | 91(25.1) | |
| 30–34 | 59(16.3) | |
| 35–39 | 56(15.5) | |
| 40–44 | 54(14.9) | |
| 45–49 | 17(4.7) | |
| Gender | Female | 210(58) |
| Male | 152(42) | |
| Residence | Urban | 153(42.3) |
| Rural | 209(57.7) | |
| Marital status | Single | 136(37.6) |
| Married | 218(60.2) | |
| Divorced | 4(1.1) | |
| Widowed | 4(1.1) | |
| Educational status | Illiterate | 99(27.3) |
| Primary | 50(13.8) | |
| Secondary | 115(31.8) | |
| Higher | 98(27.1) | |
| Monthly income in ETB* | <776 | 69(19.1) |
| 776–1552 | 97(26.8) | |
| >1552 | 196(54.1) | |
| Occupational status | Farmer | 94(26) |
| Daily laborer | 55(15.2) | |
| Employee | 80 (22.1) | |
| Students | 69(19.1) | |
| Merchants | 57(15.7) | |
| Self employee | 7(1.9) | |
| Intestinal parasite | Positive | 59(16.3) |
| Negative | 303(83.7) | |
| Chronic disease | Yes | 9(2.5) |
| No | 353(97.5) | |
| History of bleedings | Yes | 11(3) |
| No | 351(97) | |
| BMI in kg/m2 | Underweight | 11(3) |
| Normal weight | 303(83.7) | |
| Overweight | 48(13.3) | |
| Fruit/vegetable consumption | Yes | 223(61.6) |
| No | 139(38.4) | |
| Red meat consumption | Yes | 123(34) |
| No | 239(66) |
*ETB: Ethiopian Birr.