Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (N = 346)

Age in Years

Mean (SD)

26.8 (5.0)

–

<  20

7

2.0

20–34

310

89.6

≥ 35

29

8.4

Ethnicity

Tigray

341

98.6

Amhara

2

0.6

Afar

3

0.9

Place of residence

Rural

112

32.4

Urban

234

67.6

Participant’s level of education

Uneducated

36

10.4

Primary

104

30.1

Secondary

111

32.1

Tertiary Education

95

27.5

Participants occupation

Student

9

2.6

Self employed

42

12.1

Civil Servant

125

36.1

House wife

170

49.1

Average family monthly income

Mean + SD

4169.4 + 2130

Minimum

700

–

Maximum

14,000

Mean

4169.4