Table 1 Socio demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of married reproductive age women, Aksum town, 2018 (n = 398)
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age of women’s (years) | ||
< 15 | 12 | 3.0 |
16–20 | 64 | 16.1 |
21–25 | 75 | 18.0 |
26–30 | 72 | 18.1 |
≥ 31 | 175 | 44.0 |
Age at marriage | ||
< 15 years | 34 | 8.5 |
16–20 | 280 | 70.4 |
21–25 | 75 | 18.8 |
≥ 26 | 9 | 2.3 |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 155 | 33.8 |
Protestant | 15 | 3.8 |
Orthodox | 226 | 56.8 |
Catholic | 2 | 0.5 |
Educational level of women’s | ||
Have no formal education | 60 | 15.1 |
Able read and write | 17 | 4.3 |
Elementary 1–4 grade | 37 | 9.3 |
Elementary 5–8 grade | 98 | 24.6 |
High school 9–12 | 116 | 29.1 |
College and above | 70 | 17.6 |
Occupation of women’s | ||
Housewife | 245 | 61.6 |
Governmental employment | 66 | 16.6 |
Daily laborer | 21 | 5.3 |
Private employee | 32 | 8 |
Merchant | 28 | 7.5 |
Women’s association leader | 6 | 1.1 |
Parity | ||
1 | 91 | 22.9 |
2–4 | 198 | 49.7 |
5–7 | 71 | 17.8 |
≥ 8 | 7 | 1.8 |
Family size | ||
< 2 | 44 | 11.1 |
3–5 | 214 | 53.8 |
6–8 | 105 | 26.4 |
> 9 | 26 | 6.5 |
Women’s pregnant currently | ||
Yes | 95 | 23.9 |
No | 303 | 76.1 |
Age of pregnancy in months | ||
≤ 3 | 10 | 2.5 |
4–7 | 35 | 8.8 |
> 7 | 3 | 0.8 |
Women’s having habits | ||
Yes | 78 | 19.6 |
No | 320 | 80.4 |
How many years do you stayed with your current husband/parent | ||
< 1 | 300 | 75.4 |
2–5 | 26 | 6.5 |
6–10 | 23 | 5.8 |
16–20 | 7 | 1.8 |
Your current husband is your husband/parent of | ||
First | 348 | 87.4 |
Second | 50 | 12.6 |
Age of husband/parent | ||
< 25 | 6 | 1.5 |
26–30 | 70 | 17.6 |
31–35 | 56 | 14.1 |
36–40 | 91 | 22.9 |
41–45 | 44 | 11.1 |
> 46 | 121 | 30.4 |
Husband/parent educational status | ||
Have no formal education | 24 | 6.0 |
Able to read and write | 26 | 6.5 |
Elementary 1–8 grade | 33 | 8.3 |
High school 9–12 | 103 | 25.9 |
College and above | 212 | 53.3 |
Husband/parent occupation | ||
Governmental employment | 184 | 46.2 |
Daily laborer | 97 | 24.4 |
Private employee | 66 | 16.6 |
Merchant | 43 | 10.8 |
NGO | 8 | 2 |
Husband/parent have other wife | ||
Yes | 55 | 13.8 |
No | 343 | 86.2 |
How many wives does have your husband out of you | ||
1 | 38 | 9.5 |
≥ 2 | 17 | 4.3 |
What type of habit does have your husband/parent | ||
Alcohol | 100 | 25.1 |
Cigarette | 15 | 3.8 |
Khat | 19 | 4.8 |
Which wife of your current husband/parent you are | ||
First | 341 | 85.7 |
Second | 50 | 12.6 |
Third | 2 | 0.5 |
How was your marriage initiated | ||
Friend | 44 | 11.1 |
By yourself | 40 | 10.1 |
Relative | 307 | 77.1 |
Neighbors | 7 | 1.8 |
Your family’s status by the community | ||
Highly respected | 272 | 67.5 |
Moderately respected | 113 | 29.3 |
Less respected | 13 | 3.2 |
Economical back ground of your family | ||
High class | 98 | 24.6 |
Moderate class | 283 | 71.1 |
Lower class | 17 | 4.3 |