Table 1. Socio-demographic and reproductive data of the study population.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| n = 7791 | |
| Age, years | 25.9 (18–45) |
| Background | |
| Rural | 152 (19.5) |
| Urban | 626 (80.5) |
| Ethnic group | |
| Amhara | 276 (35.5) |
| Oromo | 213 (27.4) |
| Tigre | 141 (18.1) |
| Gurage | 100 (12.9) |
| Other | 48 (6.2) |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox | 488 (62.6) |
| Protestant | 169 (21.7) |
| Muslim | 119 (15.3) |
| Other | 3 (0.4) |
| Education | |
| Illiterate | 149 (19.3) |
| Read and write only | 56 (7.2) |
| Formal education | 572 (73.4) |
| Menarche, years | 14.7 (7–20) |
| Age at sexual debut, years | 19.1 (5–33)2 |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 22 (2.8) |
| Married | 739 (94.9) |
| Widowed/divorced | 18 (2.3) |
| Parity | |
| Nulliparous | 370 (47.5) |
| Primiparous | 214 (27.5) |
| Multiparous | 195 (25.0) |
| Female circumcision - Age at circumcision, years |
436 (56.5) 7.4 (0–20) |
| Polygamy | 105 (13.6) |
Data are presented as median (range) or n (%).
1
n refers to total number of women in this category. It varies from line to line because of missing answers in the questionnaire. The maximum was eight missing answers in one category (circumcision). All listed percentages take this into account.
2
One woman reported rape at the age of 5 years.