Table 1: Socio demographic characteristic of the study participants at Nedjo General Hospital, West Ethiopia, from March 15 to May 5, 2015 (n = 172).

Variables Categories n (%)
Sex
Male 76 (44.2)
Female
96 (55.8)
Age
18-34
19 (11.0)
35-54
85 (49.4)
55 68 (39.5)
Marital status Single 17 (9.9)
Married 119 (69.2)
Divorced 21 (12.2)
Widowed
15 (8.7)

Occupation
Employed 36 (20.9)
Unemployed 26 (15.1)
Student 12 (7.0)
Farmer 84 (48.8)
Business man or Woman
14 (8.1%)

Place of residence
Urban 78 (45.3)
Rural
94 (54.7)
Level of education Illiterate 75 (43.6)
Elementary 42 (24.4)
Secondary 22 (12.8)
College/University
33 (19.2)

Income status (Monthly income in Birr)
<500 70 (40.7)
500-1000
49 (28.5)
1000-2000 21 (12.2)
>2000 32 (18.6)