Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants in the pastoralist community of Afambo district Afar, North Eastern Ethiopia, 2017 (N = 375)
Variables | Categories | Number (percentage/%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | 15–19 | 28 (7.4%) |
20–24 | 94 (25%) | |
25–29 | 103 (27.5%) | |
30–34 | 92 (24.5%) | |
35–39 | 29 (7.7%) | |
40–49 | 29 (7.7%) | |
Educational Status of women | Unable to read and write | 319 (85.1%) |
Able to read and write | 56 (14.9%) | |
Occupation of women | Pastoralist | 307 (81.8%) |
Housewife | 36 (9.6%) | |
Employed | 32 (8.5%) | |
Monogamy | Yes | 323 (86.2%) |
No | 52 (13.8%) | |
Residency | Rural community settlement | 251 (66.9%) |
Move from place to place | 124 (33.1%) | |
Distance from the health facility | <=15 min | 222 (59.2%) |
16–30 min | 55 (14.6%) | |
> = 30 min | 98 (26.2%) |