TABLE 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants at selected public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia from December 1, 2021 to January 30, 2022.

Characteristics	Categories	Case (N = 218)		Control (N = 218)
		Frequency	%	Frequency	%
Gender	Male Female	181 37	83.03 16.97	181 37	83.03 16.97
Residence	Urban Rural	142 76	65.14 34.86	137 81	62.84 37.16
Age in years	18–24 25–34 >35	82 85 51	37.61 38.99 23.39	82 86 50	37.61 39.45 22.94
Marital status	Married Single Separated	32 104 82	14.68 47.71 37.61	84 78 56	38.53 35.78 25.69
Education	No formal education Primary level High school and above	102 67 49	46.69 30.73 22.48	71 68 79	32.57 31.13 36.24
Occupation	Employed Farmers Jobless Other	34 32 109 43	15.60 14.68 50.00 19.72	80 30 65 43	36.70 13.76 29.82 19.72