Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of respondents in public hospitals of Bale zone, Southeast Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 554)
Variables | Frequency (n = 554) | Percent(%) |
|---|---|---|
sex | ||
 Male | 277 | 50 |
 Female | 277 | 50 |
Age | ||
 18–29 | 120 | 21.7 |
 30–39 | 189 | 34.1 |
 40–49 | 172 | 31 |
 >  = 50 | 73 | 13.2 |
Residance | ||
 Urban | 405 | 73.1 |
 Rural | 149 | 26.9 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Oromo | 365 | 65.9 |
 Amhara | 165 | 29.8 |
 Others | 24 | 4.3 |
Religion | ||
 Protestant | 93 | 16.8 |
 Orthodox | 242 | 43.7 |
 Muslims | 199 | 35.9 |
 Catholic | 17 | 3.1 |
 Others | 3 | 0.5 |
Level of education | ||
 unable to read and write | 105 | 19 |
 able to read and write | 61 | 11 |
 Primary school | 167 | 30.1 |
 Secondary or preparatory | 160 | 28.9 |
 College and University | 61 | 12.1 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 68 | 12.8 |
 Married | 345 | 62.3 |
 Widowed | 74 | 13.4 |
 Divorced | 67 | 12.1 |
 Occupation | ||
 Farmer | 128 | 23.1 |
 Housewife | 126 | 22.7 |
 Government employee | 116 | 20.9 |
 Daily laborer | 115 | 20.8 |
 Others | 69 | 12.5 |
Income level | ||
 <  = 500 | 95 | 17.1 |
 501–1500 | 137 | 24.7 |
 1501–2500 | 120 | 21 |
 2501–3500 | 81 | 14.6 |
 >  = 3501 | 121 | 21.8 |
Family size | ||
 < 5 | 454 | 81.9 |
 5–7 | 79 | 14.3 |
 >  = 8 | 21 | 3.8 |