Table 1.

socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants

Variables		Frequency (N)	Percent (%)
Age	Less than 20	12	1.3
	20-39	359	39.9
	40-59	422	46.9
	60 and above	107	11.9
Sex	Male	504	56
	Female	396	44
Religion	Christian	167	18.6
	Muslim	733	81.4
	Housewife	208	23.1
Main occupation	Government employee	181	20.1
	Farmer	167	18.6
	Unemployed	140	15.6
	Fisherman	89	9.9
	Private employee	56	6.2
	Self employed	53	5.9
	Other	6	0.7
History of chronic disease	Yes	176	19.6
	No	707	78.6
	Don't know	17	1.9
Accessibility to a primary healthcare service	Accessible	391	43.4
	Moderately accessible	460	51.1
	Not accessible	49	5.4
Required transportation to the primary health facility	Yes	825	91.7
	No	75	8.3
Availability of means of transportation	Easily available	405	45.1
	Limited access	436	48.5
	Not available	58	6.5
Total		900	100