Table 3 Individual and community-level characteristics of married men in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016 (n = 7470)
From: Multilevel analysis of determinants of polygyny among married men in Ethiopia
Variable | Category | Number of respondents | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 15–29 years | 1727 | 23.1 |
30–44 years | 3811 | 51.0 | |
45–59 years | 1932 | 25.9 | |
Education | Primary and below | 6216 | 83.2 |
Secondary and above | 1254 | 16.8 | |
Wealth index | Poor | 2873 | 38.5 |
Middle | 1501. | 20.1 | |
Rich | 3096 | 41.4 | |
Religion | Orthodox Tewahido | 3182 | 42.6 |
Muslim | 2522 | 33.8 | |
Protestant | 1612 | 21.6 | |
Othersa | 154 | 2 | |
Age at sexual initiation | < 18 years | 1393 | 18.6 |
≥18 years | 6077 | 81.4 | |
Comprehensive HIV knowledge | Knowledgeable | 4801 | 64.3 |
Not knowledgeable | 2669 | 35.7 | |
Residence | Urban | 1189 | 15.9 |
Rural | 6281 | 84.1 | |
Region | More developed | 7115 | 95.2 |
Less developed | 355 | 4.8 | |
Community educational status | Low | 3120 | 41.8 |
High | 4350 | 58.2 | |
Community wealth status | Low | 3682 | 49.3 |
High | 3788 | 50.7 |