Table 1.
Distribution of study participants according to their sociodemographic characteristics in Chencha town southern Ethiopia (n = 617).
| Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | 15–24 | 169 | 27.4 |
| 25–34 | 322 | 52.2 | |
| > 35 | 126 | 20.4 | |
| Religion | Protestant | 217 | 37.1 |
| Orthodox | 400 | 64.8 | |
| Marital status | Married | 521 | 84.4 |
| Others | 96 | 15.6 | |
| Ethnicity | Gamo | 548 | 88.8 |
| Others | 69 | 11.2 | |
| Women education | No formal education | 252 | 40.8 |
| Primary education | 174 | 28.2 | |
| Secondary and above | 191 | 31 | |
| Women occupation | Housewife | 312 | 50.5 |
| Merchant | 75 | 12.2 | |
| Farmer | 150 | 24.4 | |
| Employed | 80 | 12.9 | |
| Husband occupation | Farmer | 285 | 46.2 |
| Merchant | 117 | 18.9 | |
| Employed | 95 | 15.4 | |
| Daily laborer | 120 | 19.5 | |
| Husband education | No formal education | 241 | 39.0 |
| Primary education | 255 | 41.3 | |
| Secondary and above | 121 | 19.6 | |
| House wealth index | Poor | 197 | 31.9 |
| Medium | 207 | 33.5 | |
| Rich | 213 | 34.5 |