Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (WCBA), Jimma Zone, Oromia Regional State, Southwest Ethiopia September 2017 (n = 789)
Characteristics | Categories | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age during the survey | ≤18 | 33 (4.2) |
19–24 | 255 (32.3) | |
25–34 | 378 (47.9) | |
35–49 | 123 (15.6) | |
Religion | Muslim | 708 (89.7) |
Christian* | 81 (10.3) | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 688 (87.2) |
Amhara | 37 (4.7) | |
Gurage | 19 (2.4) | |
Others | 45 (5.7) | |
Marital Status | Married | 754 (95.6) |
Not in marriage** | 35 (4.4) | |
Educational status | Unable to read & write | 393 (49.8) |
Only read and write | 305 (38.7) | |
Have formal education | 91(11.5) | |
Do you have radio | Yes | 392 (49.7) |
No | 397 (50.3) | |
Radio listening (those who have radio) | Yes | 347 (88.5) |
No | 45 (11.5) |