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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants

From: Chronic mass psychogenic illness among women in Derashe Woreda, Segen Area People Zone, southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Characteristics categories

Number

Percent

Age

 17–30

42

43.3

 31–40

41

42.3

 41–56

14

14.4

Religion

 Protestant

92

94.8

 Orthodox

3

3.1

 Traditional religion

2

2.1

Got

 Dubayisho

30

30.9

 Mender

28

28.9

 Makiyo

23

23.7

 Hoda

3

3.1

 Kereza

4

4.1

 Lemo

3

3.1

 Osa

3

3.1

 Olsaka

3

3.1

Marital status

 Married

88

90.7

 Single

6

6.2

 Widow or divorced

3

3.1

No of children

 1–3

29

29.9

 4–6

45

46.4

 7–10

17

17.5

Occupation

 House wife

75

77.3

 Farmer

18

18.6

 Others

4

4.1

Educational status

 Unable to read and write

74

76.3

 Able to read and write

4

4.1

 1–6

14

14.4

 7–12

5

5.2