Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of tested migrant laborers in West Armachiho districts, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (N = 178)

Sex

Male

163

91.6

female

15

8.4

Age group

15–29

132

74.2

30–44

38

21.3

45–59

4

2.2

> = 60

4

2.2

Marital status

Married

47

26.4

Single

127

71.3

Widowed

4

2.2

Religion

Orthodox

176

98.9

Muslim

2

1.1

Educational level

Unable to read and write

13

7.3

Read and write

58

32.6

Elementary school

65

36.5

High school & above

42

23.6

Ethnicity

Tigre

13

7.3

Amhara

165

92.7

Home area

Highland

69

38.8

Lowland

109

61.2

Residence

Resident

71

39.9

Migrant

107

60.1

Visit to the area

First

42

23.6

Second

17

9.6

Third

27

15.2

Fourth or more

92

51.6