Research Article

Self-Medication Practice in Limmu Genet, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: Does Community Based Health Insurance Scheme Have an Influence?

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents (head of the household), Limmu Genet town, May 2016 ().

Sociodemographic profile (%)

CBI
 Members269 (69%)
 Nonmembers120 (31%)
Sex
 Male204 (52%)
 Female185 (48%)
Age
 <189 (2%)
 19–35133 (34%)
 36–59187 (48%)
 >6060 (16%)
Marital status
 Married357 (92%)
 Single18 (5%)
 Widowed5 (1%)
 Divorced9 (2%)
Religion
 Orthodox121 (31%)
 Muslim265 (68)
 Protestant3 (1%)
Educational status
 Illiterate139 (36%)
 Grade 1–8197 (51%)
 Grade 9–1243 (11%)
 Higher education10 (3%)
Ethnicity
 Oromo310 (80%)
 Amhara54 (14)
 Tigre7 (2%)
 Other18 (5%)
Monthly income
 <55047 (12%)
 501–100063 (16%)
 1001–1500144 (37.0%)
 1501–2000120 (31%)
 >200015 (4%)