Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in Simada district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (n=410)
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | Per cent (%) |
| Age of participants | 18–24 | 49 | 11.95 |
| 25–34 | 213 | 51.95 | |
| 35–44 | 140 | 34.15 | |
| Residence | Urban | 83 | 20.24 |
| Rural | 327 | 79.76 | |
| Marital status | Single | 47 | 11.46 |
| Married | 363 | 88.54 | |
| Have under 5 children | Yes | 267 | 65.12 |
| No | 143 | 34.88 | |
| Educational status | Unable to read and write | 224 | 54.63 |
| Able to read and write | 71 | 17.32 | |
| Attained primary school | 32 | 7.80 | |
| Attained secondary school | 24 | 5.85 | |
| College and above | 59 | 14.40 | |
| Occupational status | Housewife | 343 | 83.66 |
| Merchant | 20 | 4.88 | |
| Government employee | 42 | 10.24 | |
| Others | 5 | 1.22 | |
| Distance from the health facility | <5 km | 164 | 40.00 |
| 5–10 km | 205 | 50.00 | |
| >10 km | 41 | 10.00 | |
| Means of transport | On foot | 337 | 82.19 |
| Vehicle | 28 | 6.83 | |
| Mule | 45 | 10.98 | |
| Household wealth status | Quantile 1 (poorest) | 86 | 20.97 |
| Quantile 2 | 102 | 24.87 | |
| Quantile 3 | 87 | 21.21 | |
| Quantile 4 | 60 | 16.63 | |
| Quantile 5 (richest) | 75 | 18.29 |