Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 409)
| Variables | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 18–19 | 10 | 2.5 |
| 20–34 | 347 | 84.8 |
| ≥ 35 | 52 | 12.7 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 396 | 96.82 |
| Divorced | 7 | 1.71 |
| Single | 5 | 1.22 |
| Widowed | 1 | 0.25 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 301 | 73.6 |
| Muslim | 90 | 22.0 |
| Protestant | 18 | 4.4 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Amhara | 356 | 87.0 |
| Qimannt | 31 | 7.6 |
| Tigray | 16 | 3.9 |
| Oromo | 6 | 1.5 |
| Educational attendance | ||
| Unable read and write | 63 | 15.4 |
| Can read and write | 68 | 16.6 |
| Primary school (grade 1–8) | 69 | 16.9 |
| Secondary school (grade 9–12) | 67 | 16.7 |
| Collage and above | 142 | 34.7 |
| Occupation | ||
| House wife | 230 | 56.2 |
| Government employee | 118 | 28.9 |
| Private business | 52 | 12.7 |
| Othera | 9 | 2.2 |
| Husband’s educational status (n = 396) | ||
| Unable read and write | 39 | 9.5 |
| Can read and write | 40 | 9.8 |
| Primary school (grade 1–8) | 52 | 12.7 |
| Secondary school (grade 9–12) | 66 | 16.1 |
| College and above | 199 | 48.7 |
| Husband’s occupation (n = 396) | ||
| Farmer | 61 | 15.4 |
| Private business | 126 | 31.82 |
| Government employee | 165 | 41.67 |
| Daily laborer | 44 | 11.11 |
| Families’ monthly income (ETB) | ||
| ≤ 2500 | 62 | 15.2 |
| > 2500 | 347 | 84.8 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 282 | 68.9 |
| Rural | 127 | 31.1 |
aOthers = student and daily laborer