Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants at referral hospitals in Southwestern part of Oromia region, Southwest Ethiopia (n = 174), September 2019
Characteristics | Category | Cases (N = 58) N (%) | Controls (N = 116) N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in year | <=20 | 10 (17.2%) | 14 (12.1%) |
21–30 | 37 (63.8%) | 79 (68.1%) | |
> = 30 | 11 (18.9%) | 23 (19.8) | |
Residence | Urban | 27 (46.6%) | 54 (46.6%) |
Rural | 31 (53.4%) | 62 (53.4%) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 18 (31.0%) | 39 (33.6%) |
Muslim | 15 (25.8%) | 29 (25.0%) | |
Protestant | 20 (34.4%) | 33 (28.4%) | |
Others | 5 (8.6%) | 15 (12.9%) | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 37 (63.8%) | 79 (68.1%) |
Amhara | 11 (18.9%) | 24 (20.7%) | |
Dawuro | 5 (8.6%) | 7 (6.0%) | |
Gurage | 5 (8.6%) | 6 (5.2%) | |
Marital status of | Single | 9 (15.5%) | 7 (6.0%) |
Respondent | Married | 37 (63.8%) | 95 (81.9%) |
Others | 12 (13.7%) | 14 (12.08%) | |
Educational status | Can’t read &write | 6 (10.3%) | 5 (4.3%) |
Read &write only | 10 (17.2%) | 17 (14.7%) | |
Grade 1–8 | 18 (31.0%) | 48 (41.4%) | |
Grade 9–12 | 15 (25.8%) | 32 (27.3%) | |
Diploma and above | 9 (15.5%) | 14 (12.1%) | |
Occupational | Housewife | 15 (25.8%) | 38 (32.7%) |
status of | Farmer | 13 (22.1%) | 22 (18.9%) |
Respondent | Gov’t employee | 13 (22.4%) | 25 (21.6%) |
NGO | 4 (6.8%) | 10 (8.6%) | |
Merchant | 6 (10.3%) | 10 (8.6%) | |
Laborer | 7 (12.1%) | 11 (9.5%) | |
Income in ETB | < 1000 | 14 (24.1%) | 23 (20.6%) |
1001–2000 | 10 (20.7%) | 23 (19.8%) | |
2001–3000 | 15 (25.7%) | 26 (22.4%) | |
3001–4000 | 12(10.3%) | 25(20.6%) | |
> 4001 | 7 (12.1%) | 19 (16.4%) |