Table 1. Participant demographic characteristics.
| Characteristic | |
| Ethiopia1 (n = 599) | |
| Age, mean (SD, range) | 27 (5.5, 15–47) |
| Marital Status, n (%) | |
| Never married | 118 (19.7) |
| Married or living together | 464 (77.6) |
| Divorced, separated, or widowed | 16 (2.6) |
| Religion, n (%) | |
| Orthodox Christian | 470 (78.5) |
| Muslim | 62 (10.4) |
| Protestant | 67 (11.2) |
| Number of living children, median (IQR, range) | 2 (2, 0–12) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| No schooling | 73 (12.2) |
| Primary | 204 (34.1) |
| Secondary | 209 (34.9) |
| Licensing or professional school (TEVT) | 57 (9.5) |
| College or above | 56 (9.3) |
| Occupation, n (%)2 | |
| Worked for payment | 225 (37.6) |
| Worked for self | 64 (10.7) |
| Helped with a family business, with no payment | 11 (1.8) |
| Household chores, childcare | 344 (57.4) |
| No work | 36 (6.0) |
| Study | 28 (4.7) |
| India3 (n = 313) | |
| Age, mean (SD, range) | 28 (4.4, 19–47) |
| Region, n (%) | |
| Rural | 159 (50.8) |
| Urban | 154 (49.2) |
| Marital Status, n (%) | |
| Never married | 4 (1.3) |
| Married | 309 (98.7) |
| Religion, n (%) | |
| Hindu | 257 (82.1) |
| Muslim | 56 (17.9) |
| Number of living children, Median (IQR, range) | 2 (1, 1–5) |
| Education (years of schooling completed), n (%) | |
| No schooling | 18 (5.8) |
| Fewer than 5 years | 17 (5.4) |
| 5–7 years | 62 (19.8) |
| 8–9 years | 65 (20.8) |
| 10–11 years | 74 (23.6) |
| 12+ years | 77 (24.6) |
| Occupation, n (%)1 | |
| Worked for payment | 25 (8.0) |
| Worked for self | 28 (8.9) |
| Helped with a family business, with no payment | 2 (0.6) |
| Household chores, childcare | 299 (95.5) |
1 Missing data ranged from 0–2 depending on the variable
2Participants could select more than one response option
3 No missing data