Table 2.
Cultural and behavioral characteristics of ever married/cohabited women aged 15-49 years and their partners in East Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia, January to April, 2011
| Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age at first marriage/cohabiting (n = 1540) | ||
| 10-14 years 15-19 years 20-24 years ≥ 25 years |
36 972 452 58 |
2.3 63.1 29.4 3.8 |
| Mean age at first marriage/cohabited in years (n = 1540) | 18.6 ± 2.6SD | |
| Initiation of marriage/cohabitation (n = 1540) | ||
| Both (either woman or man) choose Family and others choose Abduction |
1136 292 112 |
73.8 19.0 7.3 |
| Marriage ceremony (n = 1540) | ||
| None Civil marriage Religious marriage Customary marriage |
463 63 390 624 |
30.1 4.1 25.3 40.5 |
| Initiation of divorce (n = 40) | ||
| Respondent Husband/partner Both (respondent and partner) Family |
12 17 10 1 |
30.0 42.5 25.0 2.5 |
| Number of children (n = 1540) | ||
| 0 1-2 ≥ 3 |
70 626 844 |
4.5 40.6 54.8 |
| Respondent drink alcohol (n = 1539) | ||
| Never Light (occasional) Heavy (frequently) |
681 554 304 |
44.2 36.0 19.8 |
| Situation of marriage for current husbands/partners (n = 1540) | ||
| Monogamous Polygamous Refused to answer |
1351 186 3 |
87.7 12.1 0.2 |
| Partner's drink alcohol (n = 1512) | ||
| Never Light (occasional) Heavy (frequently) |
532 493 487 |
35.2 32.6 32.2 |
| Husbands/partners fighting habit (n = 1503) | ||
| No Yes |
449 1054 |
29.2 68.4 |