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Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic factors in rural Gedeo zone, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 732)

From: Knowledge and attitude towards epilepsy among rural residents in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Categories

Frequency

Percent (%)

Age

18–28 years

316

43.2

29–39 years

231

31.6

40–50 years

112

15.3

> 50 years

73

10.0

Sex

Male

467

63.8

Female

265

36.2

Religion

Protestant

513

70.1

Orthodox

117

16.0

Muslim

42

5.7

Catholic

40

5.5

Othersa

20

2.7

Marital status

Married

513

70.1

Single

147

20.1

Widowed

35

4.8

Divorced

25

3.4

Separated

12

1.6

Ethnicity

Gedeo

632

86.3

Oromo

45

6.1

Amhara

28

3.8

Gurage

20

2.7

Othersb

8

1.1

Educational level

Can’t read and write

196

26.8

Primary

276

37.7

Secondary

151

20.6

Preparatory

51

7.0

College and above

58

7.9

Occupational status

Government employed

96

13.1

Farmer

232

31.7

Merchant

105

14.3

Private employed

116

15.8

House wife

94

12.8

Daily laborer

24

3.3

Others c

65

8.9

Distance to health center (km)

< 10 km

718

98.1

≥10 km

14

1.9

Average monthly income

< 1539 ETB

538

73.5

≥1539ETB

194

26.5

  1. aJoba witness & no religion, bTigre, Wolaita & Silte, cJobless & Students