Table 1.

The relationship between the key stakeholders’ socio-demographic characteristics and perceived sustainability of program (SOP), Jimma, 2019, (N = 205)

	Frequency (%)	SOP (M ± SD)	F-statistics (df)	P-value
Districts
Gera	40 (19.80)	24.68 ± 4.59	3.52 (df = 4)	0.008
Shebe Sombo	41 (20.29)	26.95 ± 4.20
Nono Benja	38 (18.81)	24.51 ± 4.65
Botor Tollay	40 (19.80)	26.95 ± 3.92
Limmu Kossa	43 (21.29)	26.68 ± 3.74
Job category
Teachers	137 (66.83)	25.99 ± 4.47	−0.29 (df = 203)	0.384
Health workers	68 (33.17)	25.81 ± 4.04
Age
< 24 years	11 (5.37)	27.27 ± 3.58	0.69 (df = 3)	0.560
25–29 years	109 (53.17)	25.99 ± 4.59
30–34 years	72 (35.12)	25.51 ± 4.05
> 35 years	13 (6.34)	26.62 ± 4.17
Gender			t (df)
Male	130 (63.41)	26.07 ± 3.86	0.34 (df = 203)	0.735
Female	75 (36.59)	25.85 ± 4.58
Ethnicity
Oromo	190 (92.68)	25.83 ± 4.41	−1.24 (df = 203)	0.110
Othersa	15 (7.32)	27.27 ± 2.87
Religion
Orthodox	49 (23.90)	26.20 ± 4.32	0.63 (df = 2)	0.536
Muslim	78 (38.05)	26.19 ± 3.82
Protestant	78 (38.05)	25.50 ± 4.80
Marital status
Single	32 (15.61)	25.70 ± 4.36	−1.75 (df = 203)	0.569
Married	173 (84.39)	27.16 ± 3.94
Level of education
BSc degree	55 (26.83)	25.71 ± 4.73	−0.45 (df = 203)	0.277
Diploma	150 (73.17)	26.01 ± 4.18
Experiences
< 5 years	21 (10.23)	26.24 ± 3.66	1.97 (df = 2)	0.142
6–10 years	126 (61.46)	26.32 ± 4.60
> 11 years	58 (28.29)	24.98 ± 3.81
Monthly salary
< 2999birr	34 (16.59)	26.88 ± 4.13	0.88 (df = 3)	0.455
3000-3999birr	37 (18.05)	26.22 ± 4.12
4000-4999birr	95 (46.34)	25.68 ± 4.53
> 5000birr	39 (19.02)	25.44 ± 4.15
Received training on a health-related issue
Yes	119 (58.05)	26.25 ± 4.19	−1.25 (df = 203)	0.224
No	86 (41.95)	2548 ± 4.48

Key: ^aOthers = Amhara, Kafa, Tigre, Guraghae, SOP sustainability of a program, M mean, SD standard deviation, df degree of freedom