Table 1.
Demographic summary of female participants (n = 91)
| Ethiopia | India | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Married as a minor | Early marriage delayed/ cancelled | Married as a minor | Early marriage delayed/ cancelled | |
| Total (n) | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
| Median age (IQR) | 18 (16–18) | 14 (14–15) | 18 (18–20) | 19 (18–20) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Student | 8 | 20 | 1 | 12 |
| Housewife | 9 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
| Other | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Not reported | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Education level - highest attended | ||||
| Nonea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Primary | 21 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| Secondary | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 |
| Higher than secondary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Not reported | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Religion | ||||
| Muslim | 22 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| Orthodox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hindu | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| Sarna | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Santalli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Not reported | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Median age at proposalb/marriagec (IQR) | 16 (15–17) | 14 (13–14) | 16 (15–17) | 16 (15–17) |
Numbers reported are sample sizes unless noted otherwise. IQR = interquartile range
aIncludes respondents for whom education level was noted as “illiterate”
bAmong girls whose early marriages were delayed/cancelled
cAmong girls who were married prior to age 18