Table 2 Sociodemographic profile of women 15–49 years from four regions of Ethiopia (N = 2770)
Demographics | Total N = 2770 | Amhara N = 674 | Oromia N = 688 | SNNPR N = 760 | Tigray N = 648 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of participant | |||||
15–24 | 933 (32.7%) | 202 (28.7%) | 230 (33.4%) | 296 (37.1%) | 205 (31.2%) |
25–34 | 999 (36.0%) | 263 (38.9%) | 256 (36.0%) | 250 (32.8%) | 230 (35.5%) |
35–49 | 838 (31.2%) | 209 (32.3%) | 202 (30.6%) | 214 (30.1%) | 213 (33.3%) |
Education | |||||
No formal education | 1637 (57.9%) | 414 (57.4%) | 481 (68.9%) | 321 (46.3%) | 421 (64.7%) |
Primary | 863 (32.6%) | 191 (32.1%) | 168 (25.4%) | 344 (41.9%) | 160 (24.7%) |
Secondary or higher | 270 (9.5%) | 69 (10.5%) | 39 (5.7%) | 95 (11.8%) | 67 (10.6%) |
Religion | |||||
Christian (e.g., Orthodox, Protestant, Catholic) | 1944 (60.8%) | 439 (53.0%) | 214 (40.8%) | 687 (82.5%) | 604 (93.2%) |
Muslim | 824 (39.1%) | 235 (47.0%) | 474 (59.2%) | 71 (17.1%) | 44 (6.8%) |
Other (traditional) | 2 (0.1%) | – | – | 2 (0.4%) | – |
Marital status | |||||
Married/cohabitating | 2059 (75.1%) | 515 (77.0%) | 566 (80.3%) | 511 (68.6%) | 467 (71.2%) |
Divorced/widowed/single | 711 (24.9%) | 159 (23.0%) | 122 (19.7%) | 249 (31.4%) | 181 (28.8%) |
Vulnerability Index | |||||
Low | 1343 (50.0%) | 354 (55.6%) | 399 (58.9%) | 321 (36.5%) | 269 (41.1%) |
Moderate | 825 (28.9%) | 178 (27.9%) | 188 (27.6%) | 239 (30.3%) | 220 (33.8%) |
High | 602 (21.1%) | 142 (16.5%) | 101 (13.5%) | 200 (33.2%) | 159 (25.0%) |