Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants by menopause status, Gulele sub-city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Age

 30-34

 35-39

 40-44

 45-49

 Mean (±SD)

48 (21.2)

47 (20.8)

44 (19.5)

87 (38.5)

40.4 (±5.9)

38 (25.5)

41 (27.2)

35 (23.2)

37 (24.5)

38.9 (±5.4)

10 (13.3)

6 (8.0)

9 (12.0)

50 (66.7)

43.5 (±5.8)

Education

 None

 Primary

 Secondary

 College/Uni

53 (23.5)

62 (27.4)

79 (35.0)

32 (14.2)

19 (12.6)

43 (28.5)

60 (39.7)

29 (19.2)

34 (45.3)

19 (25.3)

19 (25.3)

3 (4.0)

Ethnicity^a

 Amhara

 Oromo

 Tigre

 Gurage

 Others

120 (53.1)

58 (25.7)

28 (12.4)

14 (6.2)

6 (2.7)

79 (52.3)

37 (24.5)

23 (15.2)

9 (6.0)

3 (2.0)

41 (54.7)

21 (28.0)

5 (6.7)

5 (6.7)

3 (4.0)

Marital status

 Married

 Single

 Widowed

 Divorced

158 (69.9)

25 (11.1)

30 (13.3)

13 (5.8)

109 (72.2)

20 (13.3)

13 (8.6)

9 (6.0)

49 (65.3)

5 (6.7)

17 (22.7)

4 (5.3)

Religion

 Orthodox

 Muslim

 Protestant

 Others

161 (71.2)

41 (18.1)

17 (7.5)

7 (3.1)

111 (73.5)

27 (17.9)

10 (6.6)

3 (2.0)

50 (66.7)

14 (18.7)

7 (9.3)

4 (5.3)

Occupation

 Housewife/Homemaker

 Private employee

 Civil servant

 Merchant

 NGO worker

 Others

94 (41.6)

44 (19.5)

40 (17.7)

28 (12.4)

11(4.9)

9 (4.0)

47 (31.1)

33 (21.9)

34 (22.5)

23 (15.2)

11 (7.3)

3 (2.0)

47 (62.7)

11 (14.7)

6 (8.0)

5 (6.7)

0 (0.0)

6 (8.0)

(wealth tertiles)

 Lowest

 Medium

 Highest

95(42.0)

58 (25.7)

73 (32.3)

45 (29.8)

41 (27.2)

65 (43.0)

50 (66.7)

17 (22.7)

8 (10.7)