Variable/characteristics Individual participants (N=350) Age of respondents Frequency Percent <5 15 4.3 5-14 92 26.3 15-24 121 34.6 25-34 65 18.6 35-44 13 3.7 45-54 24 6.9 55 20 5.7 Sex of respondents     Male 198 56.6 Female 152 43.4 Marital status     Single 121 34.6 Married 198 56.6 Divorced 8 2.3 Widowed 20 5.7 Others 3 0.9 Ethnicity of respondents     Gedeo 223 63.7 Amhara 58 16.6 Oromo 40 11.4 Others 29 8.3 Number of the members of household     ≤5 253 72.3 >5 97 27.7 Educational status     Literate 167 47.7 Illiterate 183 52.3

Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, Dilla town and the surrounding area, Ethiopia, from October-December, 2014.