Table 1 Sampled administrative kebeles with their position, elevation, number of householders, and socio-demographic profiles of interviewed informants

Berber

10° 34′ 54″ N

36° 10′ 48″ E

1599

1261

13

7

11

3

Am, Or, Sh

Ac, Ao, Shi

Is, Ort, Pr

10 (18–40), 16 (41–60), 8 (61–80)

Cs, Fa, Me

Dibatie_02

10° 46′ 53″ N

36° 16′ 10″ E

1503

937

14

6

9

5

Ag, Am, Or, Sh

Ac, Agn, Ao, Shi

Is, Ort, Pr

9 (18–40), 18 (41–60), 7 (61–80)

Cs, Fa, La, Me

Donben

10° 33′ 30″ N

36° 12′ 27″ E

1597

1091

14

6

10

4

Ag, Am, Or, Sh

Ac, Agn, Ao, Shi

Is, Ort, Pr

11 (18–40), 15 (41–60), 7 (61–80), 1 (> 80)

Cs, Fa

Galessa

10° 26′ 18″ N

36° 08′ 05″ E

1627

1687

13

7

9

5

Am, Or

Ac, Ao, Shi

Is, Ort, Pr

11 (18–40), 19 (41–60), 4 (61–80)

Cs, Fa, Me

Gipho

10° 29′ 05″ N

36° 07′ 27″ E

1678

864

15

5

11

3

Am, Or, Sh

Ac, Ao, Shi

Ort, Pr

8 (18–40), 19 (41–60), 4 (61–80), 3 (> 80)

Cs, Fa, Me

Jan

10° 34′ 18″ N

36° 09′ 47″ E

1601

485

14

6

11

3

Am, Sh

Ac, Ao, Shi

Is, Ort, Pr

12 (18–40), 12 (41–60), 8(61–80), 2 (> 80)

Fa, Me

Lega-buna

10° 36′ 36″ N

36° 10′ 14″ E

1535

489

16

4

12

2

Am, Sh

Ac, Ao, Shi

Is, Ort, Pr

9 (18–40), 15 (41–60), 9(61–80), 1 (> 80)

Cs, Fa

Parzeyit

10° 40′ 06″ N

36° 13′ 42″ E

1567

809

15

5

12

2

Am, Sh

Ac, Ao, Shi

Is, Or

11 (18–40), 14 (41–60), 7 (61–80), 2 (> 80)

Cs, Fa, Me

Qorqa

10° 17′ 01″ N

36° 09′ 23″ E

1704

1154

11

9

10

4

Or, Sh

Ac, Ao, Shi

Ort, Pr

11 (18–40), 12 (41–60), 11 (61–80)

Cs, Fa, Me

Sombo-sire

10° 15′ 31″ N

36° 05′ 04″ E

2079

483

14

6

11

3

Or, Sh

Ac, Ao, Shi

Ort, Pr

10 (18–40), 13 (41–60), 11 (61–80)

Cs, Fa

Tuski-gambela

10° 29′ 47″ N

36° 10′ 00″ E

1560

619

17

3

12

2

Or, Sh

Ac, Ao, Shi

Ort, Pr

7 (18–40), 14 (41–60), 11 (61–80), 2 (> 80)

Cs, Fa

Total

9879

156

64

118

36