Table 1 Distribution of the sociodemographic characteristics of the Kersa Woreda respondents, June 2023 (n = 766)

Sex of respondent

Male

441

57.6

Female

325

42.4

Age of respondents in years

15–24

36

4.7

25–34

237

30.9

35–44

264

34.5

45–54

126

16.4

55–64

64

8.4

=>65

39

5.1

Marital status

Married

743

97

Single

18

2.3

Divorced

1

0.1

Widowed

4

0.5

Educational status of respondents

Illiterate

355

46.3

Able to read and write only

179

23.4

Grade 1–8

198

25.8

Grade 9–12

28

3.6

Above grade 12

6

0.8

Ethnicity

Oromo

745

97.3

Amhara

13

1.7

Tigre

5

0.6

Dawro

3

0.4

Religion

Muslim

740

96.6

Orthodox

24

3.1

Protestant

2

0.3