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. 2022 Aug 3;12:43. doi: 10.1186/s13561-022-00389-5

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 8663)

Variables Categories Frequency Percent (%)
Administrative regions Tigray 585 6.75
Afar 88 1.01
Amhara 2,109 24.35
Oromia 3,207 37.02
Somali 419 4.83
Benishangul-Gumuz 94 1.08
SNNP 1,668 19.25
Gambela 35 0.41
Harari 25 0.29
Addis Ababa 376 4.34
Dire Dawa 57 0.66
Place of residence Urban 2,664 30.75
Rural 5,999 69.25
Sex of household head Male 6,751 77.93
Female 1,912 22.07
Wealth index Poorest 1,498 17.30
Poorer 1,634 18.87
Middle 1,675 19.34
Richer 1,738 20.06
Richest 2,117 24.44
Family size Five or less 4,270 49.28
Above five members 4,393 50.72
Under five children No 4,387 50.65
Yes 4,276 49.35
Age of household head 15–30 years 2,266 26.15
31–40 years 2,232 25.76
41–64 years 2,912 33.62
65 + years 1,253 14.47
Mean ± SD = 43.04 ± 16.49 years
Health facility visits Only one visit 7,717 89.07
Two or more visits 946 10.93