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Table 3 Demographic and economic characteristics of respondents of WukiroKilte-Awulaelo and Hintal-wajiratworedas (districs), Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia, July 2013

From: Cluster randomized trial assessing the effects of rapid ethical assessment on informed consent comprehension in a low-resource setting

Variable (n = 199)

Intervention f (%) (n = 114)

Control f (%) (n = 85)

Total f (%) (n = 199)

Age in years

 18–24

34 (29.8 %)

38 (44.7 %)

72 (36.2)

 25–31

45 (39.5 %)

30 (35.3 %)

75 (37.7)

 32–38

30 (26.3 %)

14 (16.5 %)

44 (22.1)

 39–45

5 (4.4 %)

3 (3.5 %)

8 (4)

 Mean ( ± SD)

27.9 (±6.2)

26.4 (± 6.2 )

27.3 (±6.3)

Marital status

 Married

99 (86.8 %)

67 (78.8 %)

166 (83.4)

 Single

5 (4.4 %)

8 (9.4 %)

13 (6.5)

 Divorced

7 (6.1 %)

6 (7.1 %)

13 (6.5)

 Widowed

3 (2.6 %)

4 (4.7 %)

7 (3.5)

Educational status

 Not able to read and write

37 (32.5 %)

21 (24.7 %)

58 (29.1)

 Able to read and write

11 (9.6 %)

6 (7.1 %)

17 (8.5)

 Primary school

29 (25.4 %)

21 (24.7 %)

50 (25.1)

 Secondary school

24 (21.1 %)

27 (31.8 %)

51 (25.6)

 Diploma and above

13 (11.4 %)

10 (11.8 %)

23 (11.6)

Religion

 Orthodox Christian

100 (87.7 %)

72 (84.7 %)

172 (86.4)

 Muslim

13 (9.6 %)

10 (11.8 %)

23 (11.6)

 Others (Catholic/Protestant)

1 (0.9 %)

3 (3.5 %)

4 (2.0)

Mother tongue

 Tigrigna

114 (100 %)

83 (97.6 %)

197 (99)

 Amharic

0

1 (1.2 %)

1 (0.5)

 Others

0

1 (1.2)

1 (0.5)

Occupation

 Housewife

24 (21.1 %)

47 (55.3 %)

71 (35.7)

 Farmer

38 (33.3 %)

4 (4.7 %)

42 (21.1)

 Merchant

28 (24.6 %)

6 (7.1 %)

34 (17.1)

 Government employee

15 (13.2 %)

13 (15.3 %)

28 (14.1)

 Private employee

4 (3.5 %)

10 (11.8 %)

14 (7.0)

 Others (student, jobless)

5 (4.4 %)

5 (5.9 %)

10 (5.0)

Family monthly income

 Less than 500ETBa

6 (5.3 %)

10 (11.8 %)

16 (8.0)

 500-1000ETB

26 (22.8 %)

34 (40.0 %)

60 (30.2)

 Greater than 1000ETB

82 (71.9 %)

41 (48.2 %)

123 (61.8)

 Participated in medical research previously

21 (18.4 %)

15 (17.6 %)

36 (18.1)

  1. a1 USD (US Dollar) ~ 19 ETB and GBP ~ 28.5 ETB