Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n=403)
Variable name | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 16-20 | 126 | 31.3 |
21-25 | 150 | 37.2 | |
26-30 | 75 | 18.6 | |
>30 | 52 | 12.9 | |
Place of residence | Urban | 184 | 45.7 |
Rural | 219 | 54.3 | |
Marital status of mothers | Single | 3 | 0.7 |
Married | 400 | 99.3 | |
The religion of the mothers | Orthodox | 95 | 23.6 |
Muslim | 36 | 8.9 | |
Protestant | 271 | 67.2 | |
Other* | 1 | 0.3 | |
Ethnicity of the mothers | Oromo | 379 | 94.0 |
Amhara | 21 | 5.2 | |
Gurage | 3 | 0.7 | |
The educational level of the mothers | Cannot read and write | 83 | 20.6 |
Primary school(1-8) | 61 | 15.1 | |
Secondary school(9-12) | 98 | 24.3 | |
College and above | 161 | 40.0 | |
Occupational status of the mothers | Housewife | 216 | 53.6 |
Merchant | 42 | 10.4 | |
Student | 54 | 13.4 | |
Government employee | 80 | 19.9 | |
Other** | 11 | 2.7 | |
Spouse’s level of education | Cannot read and write | 35 | 8.7 |
Primary school(1-8) | 106 | 26.3 | |
Secondary school(9-12) | 82 | 20.3 | |
College and above | 180 | 44.7 | |
Spouses level of education | Cannot read and write | 35 | 8.7 |
Primary school(1-8) | 106 | 26.3 | |
Secondary school(9-12) | 82 | 20.3 | |
College and above | 180 | 44.7 | |
Spouses of occupation | Private | 97 | 24.1 |
Farmer | 111 | 27.5 | |
Merchant | 114 | 28.3 | |
Government | 66 | 16.4 | |
Other** | 15 | 3.7 | |
Income | <1000 | 89 | 22.1 |
1001-2000 | 83 | 20.6 | |
2001-3000 | 53 | 13.2 | |
>3000 | 178 | 44.2 |