Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics
Characteristics (total NÂ =Â 298) | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
 <25 | 101 (34.0) |
 25–34 | 71 (23.9) |
 35–44 | 62 (20.9) |
 ≥45 | 63 (21.2) |
Mean age (standard deviation; SD) | 33.3 (13.7) |
Gender | |
 Male | 175 (58.7) |
 Female | 123 (41.3) |
Education | |
 No formal education | 178 (60.3) |
 Formal education | 118 (39.7) |
Employment | |
 Employed | 37 (12.5) |
 Unemployed | 55 (18.6) |
 Farmer | 102 (34.6) |
 House wife | 57 (19.3) |
 Others* | 45 (15.2) |
Area of residence | |
 Rural | 270 (90.6) |
 Urban | 28 (9.4) |
Perceived relative wealth | |
 Very low | 50 (16.8) |
 Low | 143 (48.2) |
 Average and above | 104 (35.0) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 138 (46.3) |
 Married | 129 (43.3) |
 Formerly married | 31 (10.4) |
Religion | |
 Orthodox christian | 275 (92.2) |
 Protestant | 13 (4.4) |
 Muslim | 7 (2.4) |
 Others | 3 (1.0) |
Ethnicity | |
 Gurage | 278 (93.3) |
 Oromo | 17 (5.7) |
 Amhara | 2 (0.7) |
 Others** | 1 (0.3) |
Mean family size (SD) | 5.5 (2.1) |
Mean number of children (SD) | 3.2 (2.4) |
Duration of travel to reach the nearest health center (min) | |
 0–30 | 120 (40.8) |
 31–120 | 141 (48.0) |
 >120 | 33 (11.2) |