Characteristics                           Frequency (n) Percent (%) Sex Male 130 38.5 Female 208 61.5 Age 18-29 38 11.2 30-44 207 61.2 ≥45 93 27.5 Marital status   Single 20 5.9 Married 174 51.5 Divorced 46 13.6 Widowed 89 26.3 Separated 9 2.7 Family size ≤ 3 154 45.6 4-6 159 47.0 >6 25 7.4 Educational status   Unable to read and write 134 39.6 Able to read and write 43 12.7 Primary education 89 26.3 Secondary education 52 15.4 Tertiary education 20 5.9 Religion Orthodox 158 46.7 Muslim 114 33.7 Protestant and Catholic 66 19.5 Ethnicity Gurage 197 58.3 Silitie 59 17.5 Amhara 48 14.2 Oromo 15 4.4 Hadiya 18 5.3 Occupation Governmental employer 42 12.4 Self-employer 63 18.6 Farmer 44 13.0 Merchant 51 15.1 Daily laborer 64 18.9 House wife 53 15.7 Jobless 21 6.2 Residence Urban 197 58.3 Rural 141 41.7 Monthly income in ETB <1000 293 86.7 ≥1000 45 13.3

Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants at Butajira Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2014, (n=338).