Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Asosa zone, Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, 2021
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 15 to 19 | 29 | 7.3 |
20 to 24 | 98 | 24.8 | |
25 to 29 | 124 | 31.3 | |
30 to 34 | 93 | 23.5 | |
> 35 | 52 | 13.1 | |
Residence | Urban | 213 | 53.8 |
Rural | 183 | 46.2 | |
Religion | Protestant | 68 | 17.2 |
Orthodox | 108 | 27.3 | |
Muslim | 218 | 55.1 | |
Others | 2 | 0.5 | |
Ethnicity | Berta | 113 | 28.5 |
Amhara | 119 | 30.1 | |
Oromo | 106 | 26.8 | |
Shinasha | 17 | 4.3 | |
Tigre | 14 | 3.6 | |
Gurage | 13 | 3.3 | |
Gumuz | 6 | 1.5 | |
Arab | 7 | 1.8 | |
Mao | 1 | 0.3 | |
Marital status | Married | 380 | 96 |
Never married | 10 | 2.5 | |
Divorced | 6 | 1.5 | |
Participant education | Cannot read and write | 101 | 25.5 |
Can read and write | 33 | 8.3 | |
Grade 1to 8 | 88 | 22.2 | |
Grade 9 to 12 | 83 | 21 | |
College & above | 91 | 23 |