Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in public health facilities of Bahir Dar City administration (N = 823), October 2015 to August 2016
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–24 | 354 | 43.0 |
25–34 | 429 | 52.1 |
≥ 35 | 40 | 4.9 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 728 | 88.5 |
Rural | 95 | 11.5 |
Educational status | ||
No formal education | 173 | 21.0 |
Primary | 177 | 21.5 |
Secondary and above | 473 | 57.5 |
Occupation | ||
Employee | 311 | 37.8 |
House wife | 423 | 51.4 |
Farmer | 89 | 10.8 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 748 | 90.9 |
Muslim | 73 | 8.9 |
Protestant | 2 | 0.2 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 788 | 95.7 |
Tigre | 25 | 3.0 |
Agew | 7 | 0.9 |
Oromo | 3 | 0.4 |
Total | 823 | 100 |