Table 1

Back ground variables	Categories	Frequency	(%)
Marital status	Married	7	1.8
	Single	387	98.2
	Total	394	100
	Orthodox Tewahido	175	44.4
	Protestant	170	43.1
Religion	Catholic	25	6.4
	Muslim	19	4.8
	Others	5	1.3
	Total	394	100
Ethnicity	Oromo	320	81.2
	Amara	58	14.8
	Gurage	8	2
	Tigre	8	2
	Total	394	100
Educational status of fathers	Non formal education	52	13.2
	Formal education	342	86.8
	Total	394	100
Educational status of mothers	Non formal education	140	35.5
	Formal education	254	64.5
	Total	394	100

Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents in Mettu town Ilu-ababora zone, Ethiopia, May, 2013.