Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study subjects, rural Sidama, Southern Ethiopia, Feb 2011

Age (years)

15-24

158

22.6

25-34

425

60.7

≥ 35

117

16.7

Educational status

Illiterate

462

66.0

Informal education

4

0.6

1st-4th grade

123

17.6

Higher than 4th grade

111

15.9

Occupation/Livelihood

Housewife

561

80.1

Petty-trade

84

12.0

Farmer

44

6.3

Others

11

1.6

Ethnicity

Sidama

679

97.0

Others

21

3.0

Religion

Protestant

596

85.1

Catholic

60

8.6

Muslim

30

4.3

Orthodox

14

2.0

Marital status

Married/Living together

696

99.4

Others

4

0.6