Table 1 Background characteristics of study participants, Amhara Region Public Hospitals, North West Ethiopia, 2017
Background variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||
 Sex | ||
  Male | 190 | 56.2 |
  Female | 148 | 43.8 |
 Current marital status | ||
  Married | 224 | 66.3 |
  Single | 88 | 26.0 |
  Divorced | 17 | 5.0 |
  Widowed | 9 | 2.7 |
 Religion | ||
  Orthodox | 307 | 90.8 |
  Muslim | 25 | 7.4 |
  Catholic | 4 | 1.2 |
  Protestant | 2 | 0.6 |
 Educational status | ||
  Illiterate | 138 | 40.8 |
  Read and write only | 53 | 15.7 |
  1–4 grade | 24 | 7.1 |
  5–8 grade | 37 | 10.9 |
  9–12 grade | 41 | 12.1 |
  College and above | 45 | 13.3 |
 Occupation | ||
  Housewife | 75 | 22.2 |
  Merchant | 51 | 15.1 |
  Governmental employee | 40 | 11.8 |
  NGOs | 2 | 0.6 |
  Othersa | 170 | 50.2 |
 Residence | ||
  Urban | 149 | 44.1 |
  Rural | 189 | 55.9 |
Total | 338 | 100 |