Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of the study participants, Jimma University Specialized Hospital (JUSH), Southwest Ethiopia, 2009.
Characteristics | Frequency(Percentage) |
|---|---|
Sex | Â |
   Male | 144(45.1) |
   Female | 175(54.9) |
Age | Â |
   18-24 | 15(4.7) |
   25-34 | 148(46.4) |
   35-44 | 115(36.1) |
   ≥ 45 | 41(12.9) |
Permanent address | Â |
   Jimma | 271(85.0) |
   Out of Jimma | 48(15.0) |
Ethnicity (N = 319) | Â |
   Oromo | 142(44.5) |
   Amhra | 84(26.3) |
   Dawro | 40(12.5) |
   Kefa | 24(7.5) |
   Gurage | 15(4.7) |
   Others* | 14(4.4) |
Marital Status | Â |
   Married | 155(48.6) |
   Single | 67(21.0) |
   Windowed | 43(13.5) |
   Divorced/Separated | 54(16.9) |
Educational status | Â |
   Illiterate | 32(10.0) |
   Elementary | 162(50.8) |
   Secondary | 90(28.2) |
   12+ | 35(11.0) |
Occupation | Â |
   Employed | 129(40.4) |
   Merchant | 31(9.7) |
   House Wife | 42(13.2) |
   Daily laborer | 84(26.3) |
   Have no job | 20(6.3) |
   Others *** | 13(4.1) |
Living With | Â |
   Alone | 77(24.1) |
   Family | 54(16.9) |
   Parents | 174(54.5) |
   Other | 14(4.4) |
Average Monthly income (N = 267) | Â |
   ≤ 500 | 200(74.9) |
   501-999 | 26(9.7) |
   ≥ 1000 | 41(15.4) |
Religion | Â |
   Orthodox | 162(50.8) |
   Muslim | 78(24.5) |
   Protestant | 68 (21.3) |
   Others** | 11(3.4) |
Average Family Income (N = 306)# | Â |
   ≤ 500 | 216(70.6) |
   501-999 | 33(10.8) |
   ≥ 1000 | 57(18.6) |