Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of heads of households that participated in the study (n = 380).
| Variable | Frequency (%) | ||
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| Administration zones | Female | Male | Overall |
| Central | 68 (17.9) | 98 (25.8) | 166 (43.7) |
| Eastern | 45 (11.8) | 81 (21.3) | 126 (33.2) |
| Western | 25 (6.6) | 63 (16.6) | 88 (23.1) |
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| Age (years) | |||
| 18–30 | 113 (29.7) | 75 (19.7) | 188 (49.5) |
| 31–40 | 55 (14.5) | 86 (22.6) | 141 (37.1) |
| 41–80 | 28 (7.4) | 23 (6.1) | 51 (13.4) |
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| Religion | |||
| Christian | 28 (7.4) | 40 (10.5) | 68 (17.9) |
| Muslim | 110 (28.9) | 202 (53.2) | 312 (82.1) |
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| Educational status | |||
| No formal education | 41 (10.8) | 77 (20.3) | 118 (31.0) |
| primary (1–8) | 66 (17.4) | 130 (34.2) | 196 (51.6) |
| Secondary (9–12) | 19 (5) | 25 (6.6) | 44 (11.6) |
| >Grade 12 | 12 (3.2) | 10 (2.6) | 22 (5.8) |
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| Marital status | |||
| Single | 27 (7.1) | 73 (19.2) | 100 (26.3) |
| Married | 111 (29.2) | 149 (39.2) | 260 (68.4) |
| Widow | 0 (0) | 20 (5.3) | 20 (5.3) |
| Divorced | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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| Family size | |||
| 1–4 | 90 (23.7) | 137 (36.1) | 227 (59.7) |
| 5–10 | 26 (6.8) | 82 (21.6) | 108 (28.5) |
| >10 | 22 (5.8) | 23 (6.1) | 45 (11.8) |
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| Occupation | |||
| Farmer | 59 (15.5) | 117 (30.8) | 176 (46.3) |
| Merchant | 29 (7.6) | 91 (23.9) | 120 (31.6) |
| Government employee | 28 (7.4) | 13 (3.4) | 41 (10.8) |
| Daily laborer | 14 (3.7) | 0 | 14 (3.7) |
| Other | 8 (2.1) | 21 (5.5) | 29 (7.6) |