Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study participants
Variables | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Community types | |
 Urban | 1146 (83.4) |
 Rural | 229 (16.6) |
Age groups | |
 18– 24 | 729 (53.0) |
 25–34 | 503 (36.6) |
 35–44 | 99 (7.2) |
 ≥ 45 | 44 (3.2) |
Current marital status | |
 Married | 7 (0.5) |
 Widowed/divorced/separated | 18 (1.3) |
 Never married | 1334 (97.2) |
 Refuse to answer | 16 (1.2) |
Formal education attained | |
 Primary (0–6 years) | 307 (22.3) |
 High school (7–12 years) | 943 (68.6) |
 Higher education (>12 years) | 125 (9.1) |
Main occupations | |
 Unemployed | 64 (4.7) |
 Hair dresser/beautician | 482 (35.1) |
 Office worker (government/private company staff) | 50 (3.6) |
 Labor/farmer | 241 (17.5) |
 Seller | 149 (10.8) |
 Entertainment worker | 203 (14.8) |
 Student | 108 (7.9) |
 NGO staff | 34 (2.5) |
 Other | 44 (3.2) |
Average monthly income in past six months (USD) | |
 < 100 | 351 (25.6) |
 100–199 | 530 (38.6) |
 200–299 | 266 (19.3) |
 ≥ 300 | 226 (16.5) |