Table 1.

Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of respondents (n = 280).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age of women	18-24	41	14.6
	25-33	164	58.6
	34-49	75	26.8
Ethnicity	Gedeo	136	48.6
	Oromo	69	24.6
	Amhara	40	14.3
	Gurage	26	9.3
	Other (Silta, Dawuro)	9	3.2
Religion	Orthodox	87	31.1
	Protestant	123	43.9
	Muslim	42	15
	Catholic	28	10
Women's educational status	No education	28	10
	Primary education	139	49.6
	Secondary education	54	19.3
	Postsecondary	59	21.1
Partner's educational status	No education	10	3.6
	Primary education	118	42.1
	Secondary education	86	30.7
	Postsecondary	66	23.8
Women's occupational status	Housewife	88	31.4
	Daily laborer	48	17.1
	Governmental worker	65	24.9
	Merchant	38	17.4
	Nongovernmental worker	34	9.5
	Others (no job)	7	2.5
Monthly income in Ethiopian birr	<500	13	4.6
	501-1500	130	46.4
	1501-2500	101	36.1
	>2501	36	12.9
Partner alcohol use status	Yes	183	65.4
	No	97	34.6
Marital duration	<10 years	202	72.1
	>11	78	27.8