Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey participants
Variables | Category | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Â | Mean 46.61 (S.D 15.40) | |
Gender | Males | 175 (43.75%) | |
Females | 225 (56.25%) | ||
Highest level of education | Never attended school | 66 (16.50%) | |
Primary | 291 (72.75%) | ||
Secondary | 40 (10.00%) | ||
Certificate and higher | 3 (0.75%) | ||
Marital status | Single | 17 (4.25%) | |
Married | 332 (83.00%) | ||
Widowed | 37 (9.25%) | ||
Divorced | 14 (3.5%) | ||
Occupation | Farmers | 360 (90%) | |
Pastoralist and farmer | 26 (6.50%) | ||
Others | 14 (3.5%) | ||
Household monthly expenditure | Less than 200,000 | 82 (20.50%) | |
200,000–400,000 | 293 (73.25%) | ||
400,000 and above | 25 (6.25%) | ||
Toilet type | No/open defecation | 1 (0.25%) | |
Pit latrine | 168 (42.00%) | ||
Indoor flush toilet | 10 (2.50%) | ||
Outdoor flush toilet | 221 (55.25%) | ||