Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants (n = 420)
Variable | Categories | frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 178 | 42.4 |
Female | 242 | 57.6 | |
Age (year) | 15–30 | 163 | 38.8 |
31–45 | 209 | 49.8 | |
> 45 | 48 | 11.4 | |
Marital status | Single | 60 | 14.3 |
Married | 190 | 45.2 | |
Divorced | 102 | 24.3 | |
Widowed | 68 | 16.2 | |
Education | No formal education | 143 | 34.0 |
Primary | 122 | 29.1 | |
Secondary and above | 155 | 36.9 | |
Employement status | Unemployed | 106 | 25.2 |
Employed | 314 | 74.8 | |
Income (ETB) | <=1000 | 210 | 53.3 |
>  1000 | 184 | 46.7 | |
Living condition | Living alone | 105 | 25.1 |
Living with spouse/ family/parent | 314 | 74.9 | |
Residence | Urban | 337 | 80.2 |
Rural | 83 | 19.8 | |
Owning a mobile phone | Yes | 394 | 93.8 |
No | 26 | 6.2 |