Table 1 |
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| Respondents’ characteristics, September 2009 (N=725) | |
| Characteristics of respondents | Frequency (no./%) |
| Number of participants per district | |
| District 1 : Degua Tembien | 240(33.1) |
| District 2: Saesi Tsadamba | 244(33.7) |
| District 3: Alaje | 241(33.2) |
| Age of respondents | |
| 24 and less | 106(14.6%) |
| 25 and above | 619(85.4%) |
| Educational level | |
| Illiterate (unable to read and write) | 576(79.4) |
| Illiterate (able to read and write) | 149(20.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Yes, currently married | 644(88.8%) |
| Not in a union | 81(11.2%) |
| Do you listen to radio | |
| No | 439(60.6) |
| Yes | 286(39.4) |
| Participation in income generating activities (IGAs) | |
| Poor Participation: in 2 and less IGAs | 456(62.9) |
| Good participation: in 3 and more IGAs | 269(37.1) |
| Year of enrolment in HEP | |
| Do not know | 159(21.9) |
| 2004-2006 | 238(32.8) |
| 2007-2009 | 328(45.2) |
| Household status towards graduation as model family | |
| Did not hear about model family | 264(36.4) |
| Have heard but not at all working towards graduation | 278(38.3) |
| Working towards graduation or graduated as model family | 183(25.2) |
Medhanyie et al. BMC Health Services Research 2012 12:352 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-12-352
