Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants in Gomma District, Jimma Zone, Southwestern Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022
Characteristics of participants | Category | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | Â | Â |
 Student’s sex | Male | 521 (52.40) |
Female | 473 (47.60) | |
 Student’s age group | 6–11 | 463 (46.6) |
12–15 | 531 (53.40) | |
 Student’s grade level | 1–4 | 561 (56.40) |
5–8 | 433 (43.60) | |
 Sex of the household head (HHH) | Male | 915 (92.10) |
Female | 79 (7.90) | |
 Age of the HHH | < 35 | 72 (7.20) |
35–44 | 295 (29.70) | |
45–54 | 374 (37.60) | |
≥ 55 | 253 (25.50) | |
 Marital status of the HHH | Married | 911 (91.60) |
Widowed | 49 (4.90) | |
Divorced | 30 (3.00) | |
Single | 4 (0.40) | |
 Educational status of the HHH | Cannot read and write | 326 (32.80) |
1–8 | 544 (54.70) | |
9–12 | 49 (4.90) | |
Tertiary level | 75 (7.50) | |
Farmer | 794 (79.90) | |
 Occupation of the HHH | Gov’t employee | 94 (9.50) |
Merchant | 76 (7.60) | |
Daily labor | 30 (3.00) | |
 Household size | < 5 | 442 (44.50) |
≥ 5 | 552 (55.50) | |
 Residency of the household | Rural | 765 (77) |
Semi-urban | 229 (23) |