Table 1.

Showing Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Study Participants in the Communities of Bale and East Bale Zone, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020 (n=573)

Variables	Category	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Age of respondents in years	<25 years	129	22.5
	25–34 years	213	37.2
	35–44 years	105	18.3
	>44 years	126	22.0
Gender of respondents	Male	383	66.8
	Female	190	33.2
Residence of respondents	Rural	453	79.1
	Urban	120	20.9
Level of education of respondents	No formal education	145	25.3
	Primary education(grade 1–8)	227	39.6
	Secondary school(grade 9–12)	125	21.8
	Collage and above(grade 12+)	76	13.3
Average monthly income in ETB	<500	96	16.8
	500–1499	191	33.3
	1500–2500	110	19.2
	>2500	176	30.7
Occupation of respondents	Governmental employ	70	12.2
	NGO employ	27	4.7
	Private worker	111	19.4
	Farmer	347	60.6
	Other	18	3.1
Marital status of respondents	Married	439	76.6
	Single	117	20.4
	Divorced/widowed	17	3.0
Role in family of respondents	Father/Mother	449	78.4
	Son	93	16.2
	Daughter	31	5.4
chronic illnesses	Yes	500	87.3
	No	73	12.7
House ownership	Yes	151	26.4
	No	422	73.6
Distance from health Facility	Near to health facility	374	65.3
	Long distance >1 hour	199	34.7
Substance use of respondents	Yes	188	32.8
	No	385	67.2
Information from Religious leader	Yes	112	19.5
	No	461	80.5
Information from radio/ TV	Yes	397	69.3
	No	176	30.7
Information from Social media	Yes	160	27.9
	No	413	72.1
Information from Health Worker	Yes	46	8.0
	N0	527	92.0
Information from Announcement	Yes	49	8.5
	No	524	91.5

Abbreviation: ETB, Ethiopian Birr