Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, Erer district, Somali region, Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 632)
Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Place of residence | |
Urban | 128 (20.3) |
Rural | 504 (79.7) |
Age of respondents (in years) | |
<20 | 44 (7) |
20–29 | 488 (77.2) |
≥30 | 100 (15.8) |
Religion | |
Muslim | 608 (96.2) |
Christian | 24 (3.8) |
Ethnicity | |
Somali | 583 (92.2) |
Oromo | 30 (4.7) |
Others | 19 (3.1) |
Marital Status | |
Married | 619 (97.9) |
Not married | 13 (2.1) |
Educational status | |
Not attend formal education | 599 (94.8) |
Attends formal education | 33 (5.2) |
Occupation | |
House wife | 612 (96.8) |
Employed | 11 (1.8) |
Merchant or Daily labourer | 9 (1.4) |
Husband’s educational status | |
Not attend formal Education | 563 (91.0) |
Attends formal education | 56 (9.0) |
Husband’s occupation | |
Cattle rearing | 287 (46.4) |
Farmer | 198 (32.0) |
Employed | 42 (6.8) |
Daily laborer | 45 (7.3) |
Merchant | 36 (5.8) |
Others | 11 (1.7) |
Family size | |
<4 | 129 (20.4) |
4–6 | 432 (68.4) |
≥7 | 71 (11.2) |
Having radio or Television | |
Yes | 500 (79.1) |
No | 132 (20.9) |
Travel time to health center (in minutes) | |
≤30 | 221 (35.0) |
Travel time to health post (in minutes) | |
≤30 | 331 (52.4) |
Living with any family members currently attending formal education | |
Yes | 205 (32.4) |