Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of respondent in Mekelle city (N = 229) northern Ethiopia, 2017
| Variables | Number (%) | Discontinuation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early N (%) | Late N (%) | ||
| Age | |||
| 15–19 | 37 (16.2) | 18 (48.6) | 19 (51.4) |
| 20–24 | 48 (21) | 21 (43.8) | 27 (56.3) |
| 25–29 | 68 (29.7) | 25 (36.8) | 43 (63.2) |
| 30–34 | 40 (17.5) | 11 (27.5) | 29 (72.5) |
| > 35 | 36 (15.7) | 12 (33.3) | 24 (66.7) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 166 (72.5) | 58 (34.9) | 108 (65.1) |
| Single | 41 (17.9) | 20 (48.8) | 21 (51.2) |
| Divorced | 22 (9.6) | 9 (40.9) | 13 (59.1) |
| Religion | |||
| Orthodox | 202 (88.3) | 80 (39.6) | 122 (60.4) |
| Muslim | 23 (10) | 5 (21.7) | 18 (78.3) |
| Protestant | 4 (1.7) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) |
| Occupation | |||
| House wife | 118 (51.1) | 45 (38.5) | 72 (61.5) |
| Civil servant | 55 (24) | 21 (38.2) | 34 (61.8) |
| Merchant | 44 (19.2) | 15 (34.1) | 29 (65.9) |
| Student | 12 (5.7) | 6 (46.2) | 7 (53.8) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Tigray | 210 (91.7) | 80 (38.1) | 130 (61.9) |
| Amhara | 16 (7) | 5 (31.3) | 11 (68.8) |
| Afar | 3 (1.3) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) |
| Level of education | |||
| Cannot read and write | 57 (24.9) | 29 (50.9) | 28 (49.1) |
| Elementary | 50 (21.8) | 20 (40) | 30 (60) |
| Secondary | 66 (28.8) | 23 (34.8) | 43 (65.2) |
| More than secondary | 56 (24.5) | 15 (26.8) | 41 (73.2) |