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. 2021 Apr 7;16(4):e0247927. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247927

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of cases (n = 72) and controls (n = 286) in selected hospitals of Wollega zones, 2017/18.

Variables Control n [%] Cases n [%]
[n = 286] [n = 72]
Age
< = 20 31[10.8] 10[13.9]
21–34 237[82.9] 53[73.6]
>34 18[6.3] 9[12.5]
Religion
protestant 187[65.4] 47[65.3]
Orthodox 64[22.4] 20[27.8]
Muslim 26[9.1] 3[4.2]
Wakefata 9[3.1] 2[2.8]
Ethnicity
Oromo 242[84.6] 56[77.8]
Amhara 30[10.5] 13[18.1]
Gurage 14[4.9] 3[4.7]
Residency
Urban 157[54.9] 39[54.2]
Rural 129[45.1] 33[45.8]
Occupational status
House wife 135[42.2] 36[50]
Government Employee 71[24.8] 16[22.2]
Merchant 60[21] 12[16.7]
Daily laborer 20[7] 8[11.1]
Educational Status
Unable to read and write 64[22.4] 14[19.4]
Elementary 72[25.2] 26[36.1]
Secondary 88[30.8] 18[25]
College and above 62[21.7] 14[19.4]