Table 1.

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of the study participants.

Variables	Characteristics	No	%
Sex	Female	1860	52.7
	Male	1672	47.3
Marital status	Divorced	275	7.8
	Married	2196	62.2
	Single	795	22.5
	Widowed	266	7.5
Residence	Rural	2398	67.9
	Urban	1134	32.1
Paternal education	Cannot read and write	1561	44.2
	Can read and write	756	21.4
	College and above	471	13.3
	Primary (grades 1–8)	477	13.5
	Secondary (grades 9–12)	267	7.6
Maternal education	Cannot read and write	2169	61.4
	Can read and write	559	15.8
	College and above	246	7.0
	Primary (grades 1–8)	340	9.6
	Secondary (grades 9–12)	218	6.2
Occupation of the household head	Daily laborer	145	4.1
	Farmer	2208	62.5
	Government employee	402	11.4
	Housewife	167	4.7
	Merchant	610	17.3
Family size	< Five	2839	80.4
	≥ Five	693	19.6
Under-five children	≤ Two	3505	99.2
	> Two	27	0.8
Monthly income	≤ 2100	2605	73.8
	> 2100	927	26.2