Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of the MP in Bichena town, Westcentral, Ethiopia, 2019, (n = 406)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of male partners | 20–29 30–39 40–60 | 88 216 102 | 21.68 53.20 25.12 |
Religion | Orthodox Muslim Protestant | 327 68 11 | 80.54 16.75 2.71 |
Male partners’ education level | Had no formal education Primary school Secondary school Diploma and above | 89 109 84 124 | 21.92 26.85 20.69 30.54 |
Male partners occupation | Employed (public/NGO) Farmer Merchant Driver Others* | 95 139 89 39 44 | 23.40 34.23 21.92 9.61 10.84 |
Wives education level | Had no formal education Primary school Secondary school Diploma and above | 110 114 94 88 | 27.09 28.08 23.15 21.68 |
wives occupation | Housewife Employed (public/NGO) Merchants Others** | 235 68 72 31 | 57.88 16.75 17.73 7.64 |
Age of male partners at first marriage | 15–19 20–24 25–29 ≥ 30 | 81 144 137 44 | 19.95 35.47 33.74 10.84 |
Length of marriage | ≤ 10 11–20 ≥ 21 | 143 187 76 | 35.22 46.06 18.72 |
Family size | 3–4 ≥ 5 | 214 192 | 52.71 47.29 |
Number of under-five children | One child Two or more children | 299 107 | 73.64 26.36 |
Is the pregnancy was planned | Yes No | 384 22 | 94.58 5.42 |