Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of study participants in public hospitals of Gamo and Gofa Zones, Southern Ethiopia, 2018/9 (n = 6769)
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–24 | 3002 | 44.3 |
25–34 | 3384 | 50.0 |
≥ 35 | 383 | 5.7 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 6430 | 95.0 |
Othera | 339 | 5.0 |
Ethnicity | ||
Gamo | 3725 | 55.0 |
Gofa | 1519 | 22.4 |
Otherb | 1525 | 22.6 |
Educational status of the father | ||
No formal education | 1026 | 15.2 |
Primary (1–8) | 1636 | 24.2 |
Secondary (9–12) | 2027 | 29.9 |
College and above | 2080 | 30.7 |
Occupation of the father | ||
Farmer | 1773 | 26.2 |
Merchant | 2497 | 36.9 |
Government employer | 1974 | 29.2 |
Wavier | 275 | 4.1 |
Daily laborer | 250 | 3.7 |
The average income per month | ||
< 70.8USD | 1775 | 26.2 |
70.8-177USD | 3195 | 47.2 |
> 177USD | 1799 | 26.6 |