Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Debre-Tabor town, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2013, (n = 487)

Respondents age

15-19

38

7.8

20-24

110

22.6

25-29

118

24.2

30-34

91

18.7

35-39

66

13.6

40-44

41

8.4

45-49

23

4.7

Marital status

Single

54

11.1

Married

433

88.9

Religion

Orthodox

444

91.2

Others+

43

8.8

Occupation

House wife

177

36.3

Governmental employ

83

17.0

Daily Labour

20

4.1

Student

89

18.3

Merchant

118

24.2

Educational status

Unable to read and write

76

15.6

Able to read and write

45

9.2

Elementary school

139

28.5

Secondary school

110

22.6

Collage and above

117

25.1

Husband educational status

Unable to read and write

45

9.2

Able to read and write

37

7.6

Elementary school

101

20.7

Secondary school

146

30.0

Collage and Above

158

32.4

Ethnicity

Amhara

479

98.4

Others*

8

1.6