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. 2020 Sep 16;12:8519–8526. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S275038

Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Parents of Daughters in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (N=899)

Variables Number (%)
Age in years 21–29 years 103(11.5)
30–39 years 395(43.9)
≥40 years 401(44.6)
Sex Male 173(19.2)
Female 726(80.2)
Residence Urban 632 (70.3)
Rural 267(29.7)
Marital status Single 57(6.3)
Married 596(66.3)
Divorced 112(12.46)
Widowed 71(7.9)
Separate 63(7.01)
Religion Orthodox 749 (83.3)
Muslim 99(11)
Protestant 25(2.78)
Other 26(2.89)
Educational status Unable to read and write 430 (47.83)
Primary and secondary education 226(25.14)
Diploma and above 243 (27.03)
Occupation Civil servant 156 (17.3)
Self-employers 115 (12.9)
Merchant 137(15.2)
Farmer 62(6.9)
House wife 373(41.4)
Other 56(6.2)
Number of children Less than or equal to five 789 (87.76)
Greater than five 110 (12.24)
Number of daughters One 604(67.2)
More than one 295(32.8)
Wealth status Poor 293(32.6)
Medium 305(34.0)
Rich 301(33.4)