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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Hawassa city, Ethiopia (n = 411)

From: Visual inspection with acetic-acid (VIA) service utilization and associated factors among women in Hawassa city, southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Socio demographic variables

Frequency

Percent

Age (in years)

 30–39

255

62.0

 40–49

156

38.0

Marital status

 Ever married

393

95.6

 Never married

18

4.4

Religion

 Christian

379

92.2

 Muslim

32

7.8

Educational background

 No formal education

164

39.9

 Primary school (1–8)

109

26.5

 Secondary school (9–12)

80

19.5

 College or university

58

14.1

Occupation

 Housewife

142

34.5

 Self-employee

130

31.6

 Private employee

98

23.8

 Civil servant

31

7.6

 Farmer

10

2.5

Ethnicity

 Sidama

119

29.0

 Wolayta

107

26.0

 Amhara

86

20.9

 Guraghe

77

18.7

 Othera

22

5.4

Average monthly household incomeb

  < 1076.9 Eth birr (< 36.7 USD)

109

26.52

 1076.9–1722.9 Eth birr (36.7–58.7 USD)

186

45.26

 1722.9 Eth birr (> 58.7 USD)

116

28.22

  1. aOther ethnicities included Silte, Shekicho, Yem, Kefa, Dawro, Hadiya and Kembata
  2. b1 USD was 29.35 Ethiopian birr
  3. Income under extreme poverty < 1.25USD per day
  4. Under poverty1.25-2USD per day
  5. Above poverty line >2USD per day
  6. ETB Ethiopian birr, USD U. S. dollars