Table 2 Cultural and behavioral characteristics of ever married/cohabited women aged 15-49 years and their partners in East Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia, January to April, 2011
Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age at first marriage/cohabiting (n = 1540) | Â | Â |
10-14 years 15-19 years 20-24 years ≥ 25 years | 36 972 452 58 | 2.3 63.1 29.4 3.8 |
Mean age at first marriage/cohabited in years (n = 1540) | 18.6 ± 2.6SD | |
Initiation of marriage/cohabitation (n = 1540) | Â | Â |
Both (either woman or man) choose Family and others choose Abduction | 1136 292 112 | 73.8 19.0 7.3 |
Marriage ceremony (n = 1540) | Â | Â |
None Civil marriage Religious marriage Customary marriage | 463 63 390 624 | 30.1 4.1 25.3 40.5 |
Initiation of divorce (n = 40) | Â | Â |
Respondent Husband/partner Both (respondent and partner) Family | 12 17 10 1 | 30.0 42.5 25.0 2.5 |
Number of children (n = 1540) | Â | Â |
0 1-2 ≥ 3 | 70 626 844 | 4.5 40.6 54.8 |
Respondent drink alcohol (n = 1539) | Â | Â |
Never Light (occasional) Heavy (frequently) | 681 554 304 | 44.2 36.0 19.8 |
Situation of marriage for current husbands/partners (n = 1540) | Â | Â |
Monogamous Polygamous Refused to answer | 1351 186 3 | 87.7 12.1 0.2 |
Partner's drink alcohol (n = 1512) | Â | Â |
Never Light (occasional) Heavy (frequently) | 532 493 487 | 35.2 32.6 32.2 |
Husbands/partners fighting habit (n = 1503) | Â | Â |
No Yes | 449 1054 | 29.2 68.4 |