Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents at Jimma Zone, Seka woreda South-west Ethiopia, March 2020
From: Knowledge of the community regarding mental health problems: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 190 | 45.2 |
| Â | Female | 230 | 54.8 |
Age | 37.2 (SD ± 11.9) Range 18 to 80 years |  |  |
Residence | Urban | 167 | 39.8 |
| Â | Rural | 253 | 60.2 |
Birth order | First | 183 | 43.6 |
| Â | Second | 102 | 24.3 |
| Â | Third | 60 | 14.3 |
| Â | 4 or more | 75 | 17.9 |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 395 | 94.0 |
| Â | Amhara | 12 | 2.9 |
| Â | Others* | 13 | 3.1 |
Religion | Muslim | 384 | 91.4 |
| Â | Orthodox | 24 | 5.7 |
| Â | Others* | 12 | 2.8 |
Family monthly Income | 1562.5 (SD ± 2769.8) |  |  |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 168 | 40.0 |
| Â | Read and write | 81 | 19.3 |
|  | Primary school (1–8) | 112 | 26.7 |
|  | Secondary school (9–12) | 49 | 11.7 |
| Â | Diploma | 6 | 1.4 |
| Â | Degree and above | 4 | 1.0 |
Marital status | Single | 30 | 7.1 |
| Â | Married | 345 | 82.1 |
| Â | Divorced | 12 | 2.9 |
| Â | Widowed | 33 | 7.9 |
Occupational status | Farmer | 219 | 52.1 |
| Â | Merchant | 61 | 14.5 |
| Â | Daily laborer | 18 | 4.3 |
| Â | Housewife | 100 | 23.8 |
| Â | Private employed | 2 | 0.5 |
| Â | Government employed | 20 | 4.8 |