Table 1 Distribution of Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Wolkite town, Southern Ethiopia, February 1–15, 2020
Variables categories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (n = 591) |  |  |
  < 24 | 218 | 36.9 |
 25–34 | 289 | 48.9 |
 35+ | 84 | 14.2 |
Marital status(n = 591) |  |  |
 Married | 510 | 86.3 |
 Divorced | 40 | 6.8 |
 Widowed | 24 | 4.1 |
 Single/never married | 17 | 2.8 |
Ethnicity (n = 591) |  |  |
 Guraghe | 510 | 86.3 |
 Amhara | 66 | 11.2 |
 Others* | 15 | 2.5 |
Religion(n = 591) |  |  |
 Orthodox | 282 | 47.7 |
 Muslim | 239 | 40.4 |
 Protestant | 64 | 10.8 |
 Catholic | 6 | 1.1 |
Mother’s education level(n = 591) |  |  |
 No formal education | 112 | 19.0 |
 Primary education | 214 | 36.2 |
 Secondary education | 182 | 30.8 |
 College and above | 83 | 14.0 |
Mother’s occupation (n = 591) |  |  |
 Housewife | 235 | 39.8 |
 Private business work | 183 | 31.0 |
 Government employer | 130 | 22.0 |
 Student | 43 | 7.2 |
Husband’s education level (n = 510) |  |  |
 No formal education | 102 | 20.1 |
 Primary education | 151 | 29.6 |
 Secondary education | 167 | 32.7 |
 College and above | 90 | 17.6 |
Husband occupation (n = 510) |  |  |
 Merchant | 249 | 48.8 |
 Farmer | 114 | 22.4 |
 Government employer | 103 | 20.2 |
 Daily laborer | 44 | 8.6 |
Family size (n = 591) |  |  |
  > 5 | 145 | 24.5 |
  < 5 | 446 | 75.5 |
Household wealth status(n = 591) |  |  |
 Poorest | 106 | 17.9 |
 Poorer | 112 | 19.0 |
 Middle | 131 | 22.1 |
 Rich | 125 | 21.2 |
 Richest | 117 | 19.8 |