Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 858).
| Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| ≤ 25 | 183 | 21.3 |
| 26–30 | 350 | 40.8 |
| ≥31 | 325 | 37.9 |
| Educational status | ||
| No formal education | 105 | 12.2 |
| Primary education | 140 | 16.3 |
| Secondary education | 242 | 28.2 |
| College and above | 371 | 43.2 |
| Occupation | ||
| Housewife | 381 | 44.4 |
| Merchant | 105 | 12.2 |
| Self employed | 99 | 11.5 |
| Daily laborer | 34 | 4.0 |
| Government employee | 239 | 27.9 |
| Current marital status | ||
| Married | 779 | 90.8 |
| Unmarried | 79 | 9.2 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox Christian | 706 | 82.3 |
| Muslim | 107 | 12.5 |
| Others* | 45 | 5.2 |
| Family size | ||
| < 3 | 243 | 28.3 |
| 4-5 | 462 | 53.8 |
| ≥6 | 153 | 17.8 |
| Average family monthly income in ETB | ||
| < 1,500 | 63 | 7.3 |
| 1,501–5,000 | 372 | 43.4 |
| ≥5,001 | 423 | 49.3 |
*Protestant, catholic, Adventist, Jewish.