Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants in Sidama region, Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables		Before intervention		After intervention
		Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent
Age of participants (years)	15–24	291	40.6	225	32.1
	25–34	378	52.8	421	60.1
	35–50	47	6.6	54	7.7
Religion	Orthodox	98	13.7	87	12.4
	Protestant	572	79.8	563	80.0
	Muslim	34	4.7	47	6.7
	Others	13	1.8	7	1.0
Educational status	No formal education	97	13.5	96	13.6
	Primary school	368	51.3	338	48.0
	Secondary school	137	19.1	129	18.3
	College and above	115	16.0	141	20.0
Occupation	Housewife	534	74.5	556	79.0
	Farmer	8	1.1	2	0.3
	Merchant	48	6.7	21	3.0
	Gov’t Employee	80	11.2	87	12.4
	Private organization	26	3.6	18	2.6
	Others	21	2.9	20	2.8
Residence	Urban	480	66.9	557	79.1
	Rural	237	33.1	147	20.9
Age at marriage (years)	< 18	128	18.2	96	14.3
	18–25	552	78.6	565	84.1
	> 25	22	3.1	11	1.6
Husband’s educational status	No formal education	73	10.2	56	8.0
	Primary education	254	35.4	203	28.9
	Secondary education	200	27.9	213	30.3
	College and above	190	26.5	231	32.9
Husband’s occupation	Merchant	224	31.3	228	32.7
	Farmer	145	20.3	110	15.8
	Gov’t employee	149	20.8	184	26.4
	Private organization	124	17.3	139	19.9
	Others	74	10.3	36	5.2
Distance to the nearest health facility	< 20 Minutes	354	49.4	385	54.7
	20–60 Minutes	353	49.3	307	43.6
	> 60 Minutes	9	1.3	12	1.7