Table 1.

Descriptive data on the study population (N = 282)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Age Group	17–19	15	5.3
	20–25	103	36.5
	26–35	134	47.5
	> = 36	30	10.6
Marital Status	Single	7	2.5
	Married	272	96.5
	Divorced	3	1.1
Sex of Household Head	Male	188	66.7
	Female	94	33.3
Religion	Moslem	222	78.7
	Christians	60	21.3
Ethnicity	Tigrinya	68	24.1
	Tigre	192	68.1
	Bilen	15	5.3
	Kunama	3	1.1
	Saho	4	1.4
Mother Educational Level	Illiterate	74	26.2
	Can Read and Write	16	5.7
	Elementary	140	49.6
	Junior And Above	52	18.4
Mother Occupation	Housewife	259	91.8
	Daily Worker	4	1.4
	Merchant	4	1.4
	Government/ Private Employee	15	5.3
Husband Educational Level	Illiterate	66	23.4
	Can Read and Write	38	13.5
	Elementary	91	32.3
	Junior and Above	87	30.9
Husband Occupation	Farmer	60	21.3
	Daily Worker	83	29.4
	Private Employee	19	6.7
	Government Employee	120	42.6
Ownership of Means of Transportation	Yes	24	8.5
	No	258	91.5
Perceived wealth class	Poor	87	30.9
	Middle Class	181	64.2
	Rich	14	5.0