Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristic of married women in Injibara town, Awi Zone, North West Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 373)
| Variable | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age at first marriage | ||
| < 18 years | 167 | 44.8 |
| ≥ 18 years | 206 | 55.2 |
| Current age (in a year) | ||
| ≤ 20 | 62 | 16.6 |
| 21–30 | 246 | 66 |
| > 30 | 65 | 17.4 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 305 | 81.8 |
| Others (Muslim & protestant) | 68 | 18.2 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Agew | 309 | 82.8 |
| Others (Amhara & gumez) | 64 | 17.2 |
| Father educational status | ||
| Non-formal | 159 | 42.6 |
| Formal | 214 | 57.4 |
| Mother educational status | ||
| Non-formal education | 268 | 71.8 |
| Formal education | 105 | 28.2 |
| Husband educational status | ||
| Non-formal | 144 | 38.6 |
| Formal | 229 | 61.4 |
| Educational status of respondents | ||
| Non-formal | 267 | 71.6 |
| Formal | 106 | 28.4 |
| Occupation | ||
| Housewife | 139 | 37.3 |
| Civil servant | 95 | 25.5 |
| Merchant | 139 | 37.3 |
| Family income | ||
| < 1000 | 133 | 35.7 |
| 1000–200 | 132 | 35.4 |
| > 2000 | 108 | 29 |
| Family size | ||
| 1–3 | 124 | 33.2 |
| 4–6 | 138 | 37 |
| ≥ 7 | 111 | 29.8 |