Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants at Debretabour town, March 2017(n = 588)
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| < 20 | 61 | 10.4 |
| 20–29 | 330 | 56.1 |
| 30–39 | 173 | 29.4 |
| 40–49 | 24 | 4.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 521 | 88.6 |
| Single | 32 | 5.4 |
| Divorced | 25 | 4.3 |
| Widowed | 10 | 1.7 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 564 | 95.9 |
| Muslim | 18 | 3.1 |
| Protestant | 6 | 1.0 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Amhara | 580 | 98.6 |
| Agew | 8 | 1.4 |
| Education | ||
| Cannot read and write | 102 | 17.3 |
| Can read and write | 68 | 11.6 |
| Elementary education | 158 | 26.9 |
| Secondary and above | 260 | 44.2 |
| Occupation | ||
| House wife | 288 | 49 |
| Government employed | 139 | 23.6 |
| Merchant | 92 | 15.6 |
| Daily laborer | 42 | 7.1 |
| Farming | 5 | 0.9 |
| Private employ | 22 | 3.7 |
| Husband education (n = 521) | ||
| Cannot read and write | 22 | 4.22 |
| Can read and write | 41 | 7.87 |
| Elementary education | 121 | 23.22 |
| Secondary and above | 337 | 64.68 |
| Husband occupation (n = 521) | ||
| Merchant | 150 | 28.8 |
| Farming | 20 | 3.84 |
| Government employed | 269 | 51.63 |
| Daily laborer | 58 | 11.13 |
| Driver | 24 | 4.61 |
| Average monthly income | ||
| < 500 Eth birr | 31 | 5.3 |
| 500–1500 Eth birr | 121 | 20.6 |
| > 1500 Eth birr | 436 | 74.1 |