Table 2.
Demographic summary of decision-makers (n = 114)
| Ethiopia | India | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision-maker for girl married as minor | Decision-maker for girl whose early marriage was delayed/ cancelled | Decision-maker for girl married as minor | Decision-maker for girl whose early marriage was delayed/ cancelled | |
| Total | 21 | 41 | 25 | 27 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 10 | 25 | 12 | 12 |
| Female | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| Not reported | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Relationship to girl | ||||
| Mother | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Father | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Husband | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Other family | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Teacher | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Peer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Median age (IQR) | 38 (30–45) | 27 (24–30) | 27 (23–41) | 39 (34–45) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Teacher | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| Agricultural work | 19 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
| Housewife | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Student | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Health carea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| Not reported | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 19 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
| Single | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| Widowed | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Not reported | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Education level - highest attended | ||||
| Noneb | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Primary | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Secondary | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| Higher than secondary | 1 | 28 | 7 | 11 |
| Not reported | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Religion | ||||
| Muslim | 20 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| Protestant | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Orthodox | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Hindu | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Sarna | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 |
| Santalli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not reported | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Numbers reported are sample sizes unless noted otherwise. IQR = interquartile range
aHealth care includes Health Extension Workers, health workers and rural medical practitioners
bIncludes respondents for whom education level was noted as “illiterate”