Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in selected public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016
Variables | Cases | Controls | Pearson chi2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
Age | ||||
< 20 | 11(11.58) | 10(5.26) | ||
20-34 | 74(77.89) | 158(83.16) | 3.7066 | 0.157 |
≥ 35 | 10(10.53) | 22(11.58) | ||
Mean(SD) | 25.42(±5.33) | 27.96(±4.67) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Amhara | 39(41.1) | 62(32.6) | 3.2019 | 0.525 |
Oromo | 23(24.2) | 56(29.5) | ||
Tigray | 12(12.6) | 29(15.3) | ||
Gurage | 12(12.6) | 30(15.8) | ||
Others | 9(9.5) | 13(6.8) | ||
Religion | ||||
Orthodox | 57(60) | 106(55.8) | ||
Muslim | 17(17.9) | 47(24.7) | 3.0962 | 0.377 |
Protestant | 11(11.6) | 25(13.2) | ||
Others | 10(10.5) | 12(6.3) | ||
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 13(13.7) | 13(6.8) | 4.6947 | 0.096 |
Married/Living together | 71(74.7) | 161(84.7) | ||
Others | 11(11.6) | 16(8.4) | ||
Occupation | ||||
House wife | 47(49.47) | 69(36.32) | ||
Merchant | 11(11.56) | 41(21.58) | 10.4362 | 0.015 |
Employee | 26(27.37) | 69(36.32) | ||
Student | 11(11.56) | 11(5.79) | ||
Educational status | ||||
No formal education | 10(10.5) | 17(8.9) | ||
Primary | 24(25.3) | 41(21.6) | 3.8222 | 0.431 |
Secondary | 33(34.7) | 70(36.8) | ||
Vocational/Technical | 14(14.7) | 43(22.6) | ||
Higher education | 14(14.7) | 19(10) | ||
Monthly house hold income | ||||
< $143 | 49(51.58) | 86(45.26) | 3.0672 | 0.080 |
≥ $143 | 46(48.42) | 104(54.74) | ||