Table 1: Demographic characteristics of study participants (N=378).

Variable Number (%)
Age in years
15-24 85 (22.5)
25-34 236 (62.4)
35-44 57 (15.1)
Religion
Muslim 165 (43.7)
Orthodox 100 (26.5)
Protestant 109 (28.8)
Catholic 4 (1.1)
Ethnicity
Oromo 242 (63.9)
Amhara 66 (17.4)
Gurage 43 (11.30
Others 28 (7.4)
Maternal educational status
No formal education 43 (11.4)
Primary education 142 (37.6)
Secondary education 128 (33.9)
Diploma and above 65 (17.2)
Marital status
Currently married 350 (92.6)
Currently unmarried 28 (7.4)
Maternal occupational
Civil servant 92 (24.3)
Farmer 54 (14.3)
Merchant 93 (24.6)
House wife 119 (31.5)
Un employed 20 (5.3)
Family size
≤ 5 220 (58.2)
Occupation of husband -
Governmental worker 126 (33.3)
Farmer 54 (14.3)
Merchant 141 (37.3)
Un employed 57 (15.1))
Educational status of husband
No formal education 23 (6.1)
Primary education 157 (41.5)
Secondary education 115 (30.4)
Diploma 83 (22)
Household Wealth Index
Lowest class 96(25.4)
Medium class 275(72.8)
Highest 7(1.9)

* Silte, Kefa and Tigre.