Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants in health facilities of Hawassa city, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 351)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Women’s age | ||
19–24 | 100 | 28.5 |
25–29 | 164 | 46.7 |
30–34 | 69 | 19.7 |
= > 35 | 18 | 5.1 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 8 | 2.3 |
Married | 343 | 97.7 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 103 | 29.3 |
Muslim | 20 | 5.7 |
Protestant | 218 | 62.1 |
Catholic | 9 | 2.6 |
Others | 1 | 3 |
Ethnicity | ||
Sidama | 146 | 41.6 |
Wolayta | 82 | 23.4 |
Amhara | 62 | 17.7 |
Gurage | 25 | 7.1 |
Oromo | 14 | 4.0 |
Others* | 22 | 6.3 |
Occupation | ||
House wife | 149 | 42.5 |
Merchant | 62 | 17.7 |
Private employee | 47 | 13.4 |
Government employee | 65 | 18.5 |
Student | 28 | 8.0 |
Maternal educational status | ||
Unable to read and write | 44 | 12.5 |
Read and Write | 39 | 11.1 |
Primary | 99 | 28.2 |
Secondary | 82 | 23.4 |
College and above | 87 | 24.8 |
Husband educational status (n = 343) | ||
Unable to read and write | 24 | 7.0 |
Read and Write | 23 | 6.7 |
Primary | 55 | 16.0 |
Secondary | 100 | 29.2 |
College and above | 141 | 41.1 |
Husband’s occupation (n = 343) | ||
Farmer | 21 | 6.1 |
Merchant | 123 | 35.9 |
Private employee | 59 | 17.2 |
Government employee | 123 | 35.9 |
Student | 7 | 2.0 |
Others | 10 | 2.9 |