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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics the study participants in public health facilities in eastern Ethiopia, 2018

From: Hepatitis B virus infection and its associated factors among medical waste collectors at public health facilities in eastern Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study

Variables

Category

Frequency

Percent (%)

Sex

Male

23

8.8

Female

237

91.2

Educational status

Unable to read and write

21

8.1

Can read and write

30

11.5

Grade 1–8

72

27.7

Grade 9–10

79

30.4

Grade 12

26

10

Diploma and above

32

12.3

Marital status

Single/unmarried

79

30.4

Married

151

58.1

Divorced

25

8.7

Widowed

5

1.9

Religion

Orthodox

141

54.2

Muslim

101

38.8

Protestant

18

6.9

Ethnicity

Amhara

129

46.6

Oromo

114

43.8

Others*

17

6.6

Average monthly income

Earns between 20 and 55 US$

244

93.8

Earns between 56 and 107 US$

16

6.2

  1. NB: Average monthly income was calculated based on Ethiopian government employee monthly salary in Ethiopian birr and converted to United states dollar
  2. Others* = Harari, Tigray, Gurage
  3. US$: United states dollar