Table 1.
Distribution of the study participants by their socio-demographics and source of information, Harar town, eastern Ethiopia, March 2020 (N = 611).
| Variables | Category | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in complete years) | <30 | 119 | 19.5 |
| 30–39 | 135 | 22.1 | |
| 40–49 | 164 | 26.8 | |
| 50 and above | 193 | 31.6 | |
| Occupation | Employed | 252 | 41.2 |
| Merchant | 221 | 36.2 | |
| Farmer | 116 | 19.0 | |
| Laborer (daily) | 22 | 3.6 | |
| Level of education | No formal education | 52 | 8.5 |
| Primary(1–8th grade) | 376 | 61.5 | |
| Secondary and above | 183 | 30.0 | |
| Type of social media use | Radio only | 16 | 2.6 |
| Television only | 98 | 16.0 | |
| Newspaper only | 37 | 6.1 | |
| More than one media use | 363 | 59.4 | |
| Marriage type | Arranged marriage | 507 | 83.0 |
| Love marriage | 104 | 17.0 | |
| Time to reach a health institution 30 min | 15 min or less | 178 | 29.1 |
| 16–30 min | 335 | 53.2 | |
| Above 30 min | 108 | 17.7 | |
| Access to reproduction education | Yes | 55 | 9.0 |
| No | 556 | 91.0 |