Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants (N = 435)

Variables		Frequency	Percentage
Age in Years	18–19	14	3.2
	20–24	78	17.9
	25–29	179	41.1
	30–34	90	20.7
	35+	74	27.0
Residence	Urban	304	69.9
	Rural	131	30.1
Marital status	Single	25	5.7
	Married	378	86.9
	Divorced	24	5.5
	Widowed	8	1.8
Level of education	No formal education	105	24.1
	Primary education	124	28.5
	Secondary education	106	24.4
	Tertiary education	100	23.0
Occupational status	Housewife	201	46.2
	Government employee	99	22.8
	Private employee	113	26
	Farmer	22	5.1
Monthly household income	≥ 1,644	77	17.7
	Less than 1,644	358	82.3
Spouse occupation	Unemployed	16	3.7
	Private employee	137	31.5
	Farmer	45	10.3
	Government employee	180	41.4

*1 USD was equivalent to 28.85 ETH birr during the study period and then multiplied by poverty line income (1.9/day).