Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants
Characteristics | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 116 | 38.0 |
Female | 189 | 62.0 | |
Age | 18–29 | 36 | 11.8 |
30–44 | 185 | 60.7 | |
≥45 | 84 | 27.5 | |
Marital status | Single | 19 | 6.2 |
Married | 154 | 50.5 | |
Divorced | 42 | 13.8 | |
Widowed | 81 | 26.6 | |
Separated | 9 | 3.0 | |
Family size | ≤3 | 148 | 22.8 |
4–6 | 137 | 21.1 | |
>6 | 20 | 3.1 | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 121 | 39.7 |
Able to read and write | 38 | 12.5 | |
Primary education | 80 | 26.2 | |
Secondary education | 47 | 15.4 | |
Tertiary education | 19 | 6.2 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 143 | 46.9 |
Muslim | 102 | 33.4 | |
Protestant and Catholic | 60 | 19.7 | |
Ethnicity | Gurage | 178 | 58.4 |
Silitie | 55 | 18.0 | |
Amhara | 40 | 13.1 | |
Oromo | 14 | 4.6 | |
Hadiya | 18 | 5.9 | |
Occupation | Governmental employer | 40 | 13.1 |
Self employer | 51 | 16.7 | |
Farmer | 39 | 12.8 | |
Merchant | 45 | 14.8 | |
Daily laborer | 60 | 19.7 | |
House wife | 49 | 16.1 | |
Jobless | 21 | 6.9 | |
Residence | Urban | 177 | 58.0 |
Rural | 128 | 42.0 | |
Monthly income in ETB | <1,000 | 264 | 86.6 |
≥1,000 | 41 | 13.4 |