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. 2021 Sep 30;16(9):e0257804. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257804

Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants in south Gondar zone, northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 848).

Variable Category Frequency Percentage
Age 18–24 208 24.5%
25–34 200 23.6%
35–44 208 24.5%
45–44 104 12.3%
> = 55 128 15.1%
Sex Male 528 62.3%
Female 320 37.7%
Ethnicity Amhara 824 97.2%
other 24 2.8%
Educational status Unable to read and write 216 25.5%
1–8 grade 176 20.8%
9–12 grade 280 33%
Diploma & above 176 20.8%
Religion Orthodox Christian 804 94.8%
Other 44 5.2%
Marital status Never married 304 35.8%
Married & living together 320 37.7%
Married & not living together 56 6.6%
Divorced 112 13.2%
Widowed 56 6.6%
Living circumstance With family 616 72.6%
Alone 232 27.4%
Occupational status Employed 600 70.8%
Non-employed 248 29.2%
Residence Rural 328 38.7%
Urban 520 61.3%