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. 2021 Dec 23;2021:5580715. doi: 10.1155/2021/5580715

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Mekaneeyesus hospital, South Gondar, northwestern Ethiopia, 2018.

Variable Category Frequency (n) Percentage (%)
Sex Male 211 54.1
Female 179 45.9

Age category Under 5 12 3.1
5-14 26 6.7
15-24 94 24.1
25-34 108 27.7
35-44 72 18.5
45-54 40 10.3
≥55 38 9.7

Marital status Unmarried 176 45.1
Married 186 47.7
Widow/widower 15 3.8
Divorced 13 3.3

Educational status Uneducated 109 27.9
1-8 42 10.8
9-12 41 10.5
College and above 198 50.8

Religion Orthodox 273 70.0
Muslims 95 24.4
Protestant 20 5.1
Catholic 2 0.5

Occupation status Unemployed 45 11.5
Daily laborer 30 7.7
Student 73 18.7
House wife 20 5.1
Farmer 71 18.2
Merchant 74 19.0
Government employee 77 19.7

Residence Rural 148 37.9
Urban 242 62.1

Family monthly income in Ethiopian birr (ETB) Less than 500 74 19.0
500-1000 63 16.2
1001-1500 43 11.0
1501-2000 31 7.9
Above 2000 179 45.9