Preference and Practice of Traditional Medicine and Associated Factors in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants, Jimma town, 2020.

Sociodemographic characteristics	Classification	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age	18–27	95	35.1
	28–37	82	30.3
	38–47	37	13.7
	48–57	33	12.2
	>57	24	8.9
Sex	Male	120	44.3
	Female	151	55.7
Ethnicity	Oromo	218	80.4
	Amhara	31	11.4
	Gurage	6	2.2
	Tigre	2	.7
	Others^a	14	5.2
Religion	Muslim	155	57.2
	Orthodox	66	24.4
	Protestant	47	17.3
	Others^b	3	1.1
Marital status	Single	62	22.9
	Married	197	72.7
	Divorced	9	3.3
	Widowed	3	1.1
Occupation	Farmer	53	19.6
	Government worker	37	13.7
	Housewife/husband	57	21.0
	Private business owner	51	18.8
	Student	32	11.8
	Daily worker	21	7.7
	Others^c	20	7.4
Educational level	Not read and write	58	21.4
	7–12	74	27.3
	Read and write	62	22.9
	>12	62	22.9
	1–6	15	5.5
Monthly family income	<2000	106	39.1
	2001–3800	55	20.3
	3801–6000	70	25.8
	6001–10,000	31	11.4
	>10000	9	3.3

^aSilte, Dawro, and Yem. ^bWaaqeffannaa and catholic. ^cCarpenter and driver.