Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Silte zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019, (n = 417)

Variables		Frequency	Percent
Age of the women in years	15–20	70	16.8
	21–25	117	28.1
	26–30	163	39.1
	31–35	52	12.5
	› = 36	15	3.6
	Total	417	100
Religion	Orthodox	10	2.4
	Muslim	405	97.1
	Others	2	0.5
	Total	417	100
Marital status	Single	23	5.5
	Married	393	94.2
	Divorced	1	.2
	Total	417	100
Women’s education status	Illiterate	198	47.5
	None formal education	92	22.1
	Primary level (1–8 grade)	100	24.0
	Secondary level and above	27	6.5
	Total	417	100
Women’s occupational status	Unemployed	350	83.9
	Employed	67	16.1
	Total	417	100
Husband’s employment	unemployed	288	73.3
	Government employee	80	20.4
	Private employee	25	6.4
	Total	393	100
Residency	Urban	97	23.3
	Rural	320	76.7
	Total	417	100