Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Respondents age | 15–19 years | 81 | 14.80 |
20–24 years | 147 | 26.80 | |
25–29 years | 133 | 24.20 | |
30–34 years | 83 | 15.10 | |
35–39 years | 54 | 9.80 | |
40–44 years | 33 | 6.00 | |
45–49 years | 18 | 3.30 | |
Mean age(±SD) | 26.9 (±7.6) |  | |
Respondents religion | Muslim | 546 | 99.50 |
Orthodox | 3 | 0.500 | |
Respondents ethnicity | Oromo | 489 | 89.10 |
Somalie | 55 | 10.00 | |
Other (Amahara & Sidama) | 5 | 0.90 | |
Respondents educational status (highest level of schooling) | No formal education | 392 | 71.40 |
Grade 1–6 | 132 | 24.00 | |
Grade 7 and above | 25 | 4.60 | |
Age of respondent’s husband (n = 532) | <= 24 years | 39 | 7.30 |
25–34 years | 223 | 41.90 | |
>34Â years | 270 | 50.80 | |
Educational status of respondent’s husband | No formal education | 296 | 53.90 |
Grade 1–6 | 154 | 28.10 | |
Grade 7 and above | 99 | 18.00 | |
Marital form of the respondent’s husband (n = 548) | Polygamous | 149 | 27.20 |
Monogamous | 399 | 72.80 | |
Number of wives (for Polygamous marriage) (n = 149) | 2 | 121 | 22.10 |
> = 3 | 28 | 5.10 | |
Family size (people living in respondent’s household) | <= 4 people | 216 | 39.30 |
5–8 people | 278 | 50.70 | |
> = 9 people | 55 | 10.00 | |
Availability of radio in respondent’s household | Yes | 205 | 37.30 |
No | 344 | 67.70 | |
Availability of mobile phone in respondent’s household | Yes | 242 | 44.10 |
No | 307 | 55.90 | |
Household Socio Economic Status Index quintiles | Lowest | 115 | 20.90 |
Lower | 108 | 19.70 | |
Middle | 103 | 18.80 | |
Higher | 113 | 20.60 | |
Highest | 110 | 20.00 |