Table 2.
Lifestyle and Behavioral Characteristics of Women and Husbands in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia.
| Variable | Category | Frequency (n = 589) | Percentage (%) |
| Women use substances (alcohol, chat, cigarette) in life time | No | 432 | 73.3 |
| Yes | 157 | 26.7 | |
| Women use substances (alcohol, chat, cigarette) in the last 3 months (n = 157) | No | 8 | 1.4 |
| Yes | 149 | 25.3 | |
| Frequency of women’s substance use | Daily | 6 | 1.0 |
| One or more a week | 23 | 3.9 | |
| One or more in 2 weeks | 19 | 3.2 | |
| Sometimes | 101 | 17.1 | |
| Partner use substances (alcohol, chat, cigarette) in the last 3 months | No | 397 | 67.4 |
| Yes | 192 | 32.6 | |
| Frequency of partners substances use (n = 192) | Daily | 46 | 7.8 |
| One or more a week | 21 | 3.6 | |
| One or more in 2 weeks | 13 | 2.2 | |
| Sometimes | 112 | 19.0 | |
| Community tolerant attitude to women violence | No | 564 | 95.8 |
| Yes | 25 | 4.2 | |
| Polygamy allowed for men | No | 486 | 82.5 |
| Yes | 103 | 17.5 | |
| Female Autonomy | No | 519 | 88.1 |
| Yes | 70 | 11.9 |