Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants.
|
Characteristics |
Categories |
Frequency |
Percent (%) |
|
|
Sex |
Male |
109 |
46.4 |
|
|
Female |
126 |
53.6 |
||
|
Age |
< 60 |
120 |
51.1
|
|
|
≥ 60 |
115 |
48.9
|
||
|
Religion |
Orthodox |
192 |
81.7 |
|
|
Muslim |
15 |
6.4 |
||
|
Protestant |
25 |
10.6 |
||
|
Catholic |
1 |
0.4 |
||
|
Other |
2 |
0.9 |
||
|
Marital status |
Unmarried |
25 |
10.6 |
|
|
Married |
125 |
53.2 |
||
|
Divorced |
23 |
9.8 |
||
|
Widowed |
62 |
26.4 |
||
|
Education status |
No formal schooling |
66 |
28.1 |
|
|
Less than primary schooling |
66 |
28.1 |
||
|
Primary school completed |
57 |
24.3 |
||
|
Secondary school completed |
31 |
13.2 |
||
|
College/University and above completed |
15 |
6.4 |
||
|
Income |
≤ 2000 ETB |
45 |
19.1 |
|
|
2001-4000 ETB |
97 |
41.3 |
||
|
4001-6000 ETB |
62 |
26.4 |
||
|
≥ 6001 ETB |
31 |
13.2 |