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. 2021 Dec 13;18:246. doi: 10.1186/s12978-021-01297-3

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of women on the study has done IPV and associated factors, Southern Ethiopia, 2020

Variable Classification Frequency Percentage (%)
Age  < 19 22 4.9
20–24 159 35.5
25–29 144 32.1
30–34 82 18.3
 ≥ 35 41 9.1
Marital status Married 390 87.1
Divorced/widowed 21 4.6
Single 37 8.3
Residence Rural 309 69
Urban 139 31
Religion Orthodox 236 52.6
Muslim 120 26.8
Catholic 59 13.3
Protestant 33 7.3
Occupational status Housewife 193 43.1
Merchant 42 9.4
Government employer 56 12.5
Farmer 87 19.4
Daily laborer 18 4
Student 52 11.6
Educational status No formal education 96 21.5
Completed Primary school 105 23.4
Completed secondary school 122 27.2
Diploma and above 125 27.9
Occupation of the husband (n = 390) Merchant 108 27.7
Farmer 134 34.4
Government employer 96 24.6
Daily laborer 52 13.3
Husband’s educational status (= 390) No formal education 66 16.9
Completed Primary school 80 20.5
Completed secondary school 116 29.8
Diploma and above 128 32.8
Wealth index Third quintile 121 27
Second quintile 255 56.9
First quintile 72 16.1