Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 409)
Variables | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
18–19 | 10 | 2.5 |
20–34 | 347 | 84.8 |
≥ 35 | 52 | 12.7 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 396 | 96.82 |
Divorced | 7 | 1.71 |
Single | 5 | 1.22 |
Widowed | 1 | 0.25 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 301 | 73.6 |
Muslim | 90 | 22.0 |
Protestant | 18 | 4.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 356 | 87.0 |
Qimannt | 31 | 7.6 |
Tigray | 16 | 3.9 |
Oromo | 6 | 1.5 |
Educational attendance | ||
Unable read and write | 63 | 15.4 |
Can read and write | 68 | 16.6 |
Primary school (grade 1–8) | 69 | 16.9 |
Secondary school (grade 9–12) | 67 | 16.7 |
Collage and above | 142 | 34.7 |
Occupation | ||
House wife | 230 | 56.2 |
Government employee | 118 | 28.9 |
Private business | 52 | 12.7 |
Othera | 9 | 2.2 |
Husband’s educational status (n = 396) | ||
Unable read and write | 39 | 9.5 |
Can read and write | 40 | 9.8 |
Primary school (grade 1–8) | 52 | 12.7 |
Secondary school (grade 9–12) | 66 | 16.1 |
College and above | 199 | 48.7 |
Husband’s occupation (n = 396) | ||
Farmer | 61 | 15.4 |
Private business | 126 | 31.82 |
Government employee | 165 | 41.67 |
Daily laborer | 44 | 11.11 |
Families’ monthly income (ETB) | ||
≤ 2500 | 62 | 15.2 |
> 2500 | 347 | 84.8 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 282 | 68.9 |
Rural | 127 | 31.1 |