Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants in Gamo and Gofa, SNNPR, Ethiopia, March to April 2018 (n = 323).
Characteristics |
Categories |
N |
% |
Sex |
Female |
118 |
36.5 |
Male |
205 |
63.5 |
|
Age |
18-27 |
19 |
5.9 |
28-37 |
39 |
12.5 |
|
38-47 |
63 |
19.5 |
|
48-57 |
80 |
24.8 |
|
> 58 |
122 |
37.8 |
|
Educational status |
Can't read and write |
118 |
36.5 |
Reading and writing |
38 |
11.8 |
|
Primary education |
32 |
9.9 |
|
Secondary education |
45 |
13.9 |
|
Diploma |
57 |
17.6 |
|
Degree |
33 |
10.2 |
|
Marital status |
Never married |
21 |
6.5 |
Currently married |
270 |
83.6 |
|
Widowed |
24 |
7.4 |
|
Divorced |
7 |
2.2 |
|
Separate |
1 |
0.3 |
|
Religion |
Catholic |
4 |
1.2 |
Muslim |
24 |
7.4 |
|
Orthodox |
156 |
48.3 |
|
Other |
1 |
0.3 |
|
Protestant |
138 |
42.7 |
|
Occupation |
Farmer |
74 |
22.9 |
Government |
71 |
22.0 |
|
Housewife |
72 |
22.3 |
|
Merchant |
60 |
18.6 |
|
Non-government |
2 |
0.6 |
|
Retired |
21 |
6.5 |
|
Student |
14 |
4.3 |
|
Unemployed |
7 |
2.2 |
|
Weaver |
2 |
0.6 |