Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Debre Berhan, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2022
Characteristics | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 196 | 48.3 |
Female | 210 | 51.7 | |
Age (in years) | 18–24 | 54 | 13.3 |
25–44 | 222 | 54.7 | |
45–64 | 97 | 23.9 | |
> 65 | 33 | 8.1 | |
Marital status | Single | 69 | 17.0 |
Married | 307 | 75.6 | |
Divorced | 25 | 6.2 | |
Widowed | 5 | 1.2 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 357 | 87.9 |
Muslim | 34 | 8.4 | |
Protestant | 15 | 3.7 | |
Educational status | Not went to the school | 132 | 32.5 |
Elementary | 168 | 41.4 | |
High school | 61 | 15.0 | |
Diploma | 26 | 6.4 | |
Degree & above | 19 | 4.7 | |
Occupation | Farmer | 233 | 57.4 |
Civil servant | 25 | 6.2 | |
Merchant | 71 | 17.5 | |
Student | 24 | 5.9 | |
House wife | 37 | 9.1 | |
Other | 16 | 3.9 | |
Monthly income | 0–1000 | 28 | 6.9 |
1001–5000 | 135 | 33.3 | |
5001–10,000 | 131 | 32.3 | |
> 10,000 | 112 | 27.6 | |
Number of children | 0 | 84 | 20.7 |
1–2 | 81 | 20.0 | |
3–4 | 96 | 23.6 | |
> 5 | 145 | 35.7 |