Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Ganta Afeshum district, eastern Tigrai, northern Ethiopia, 2019

Sex

Male

146

38

Female

238

62

Age categories

< 20

23

6

21–30

100

26

31–40

92

24

41–50

92

24

> 51

77

20

Occupation

Farmer

192

50

Housewife

123

32

Merchant

8

2

Governmental employee

15

4

Students

6

2

unemployed

40

10

Educational status

Illiterate

215

56

Grade 1 to 8

145

38

High school and above

24

6

Family size

1–2

38

10

3–5

200

52

> 6

146

38

Walking distance home to health facility in minute

< 60 min

77

20

> 60 min

307

80