Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants in selected government health facilities of Mekelle City, North Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 124 | 55.6 |
 Female | 99 | 44.4 |
Age (Yrs) | ||
  < 5 | 36 | 16.1 |
 5–14 | 46 | 20.6 |
 15–24 | 55 | 24.7 |
 25–34 | 44 | 19.7 |
 35–44 | 16 | 7.2 |
  > =45 | 26 | 11.7 |
Occupation | ||
 Civil servant | 23 | 10.3 |
 Self-employed | 37 | 16.6 |
 Farmer | 4 | 1.8 |
 Unemployed | 159 | 71.3 |
Educational level | ||
 Illiterate | 38 | 17 |
 Read and write | 47 | 21.1 |
 Primary school | 34 | 15.2 |
 High school | 75 | 33.6 |
 College and above | 29 | 13 |