Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 291)
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage % |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | ≤ 40 | 103 | 35.4% |
> 40 | 188 | 64.6% | |
Sex | Male | 127 | 43.6% |
Female | 164 | 56.4% | |
Residence | Urban | 186 | 63.9% |
Rural | 105 | 36.1% | |
Marital status | Single | 38 | 13.1% |
Married | 192 | 66.0% | |
Divorced | 27 | 9.3% | |
Widowed | 34 | 11.7% | |
Education level | Unable to read and write | 126 | 43.3% |
Primary school | 64 | 22.0% | |
Secondary school | 49 | 16.8% | |
College and above | 52 | 17.9% | |
Occupation | House wife | 101 | 34.7% |
Farmer | 55 | 18.9% | |
Employer | 56 | 19.2% | |
Private worker | 57 | 19.6% | |
Non-job, including students | 22 | 7.6% | |
Family size | ≤ 4 | 139 | 47.8% |
5–8 | 132 | 45.4% | |
> 8 | 20 | 6.9% |