Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of participating women in Borena District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 369).
Variable | Category | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 15–19 | 11 | 3.0 |
20–24 | 64 | 17.3 | |
25–29 | 104 | 28.2 | |
30–34 | 92 | 24.9 | |
≥ 35 | 98 | 26.6 | |
Marital status | Married | 254 | 68.8 |
Single | 48 | 13.0 | |
Divorced | 34 | 9.2 | |
Widowed | 25 | 6.8 | |
Separated | 8 | 2.2 | |
Religion | Muslim | 219 | 59.3 |
Orthodox | 145 | 39.3 | |
Protestant | 5 | 1.4 | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 354 | 95.9 |
Oromo | 15 | 4.1 | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 85 | 23.0 |
Able to read and write | 109 | 29.5 | |
Primary school (grades 1–8) | 48 | 13.0 | |
Secondary school (grades 9–12) | 47 | 12.7 | |
College or above | 80 | 21.7 | |
Occupation | Housewife | 229 | 62.1 |
Government employee | 72 | 19.5 | |
Private business | 23 | 6.2 | |
Student | 29 | 7.9 | |
Other* | 16 | 4.3 | |
Residence | Urban | 224 | 60.7 |
Rural | 145 | 39.3 | |
Wealth index | Poor | 147 | 39.8 |
Medium | 74 | 20.1 | |
Rich | 148 | 40.1 |
Note:
* = daily laborer, farmer.