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Table 2 Demographic summary of decision-makers (n = 114)

From: Beyond the statistic: exploring the process of early marriage decision-making using qualitative findings from Ethiopia and India

 

Ethiopia

India

Decision-maker for girl married as minor

Decision-maker for girl whose early marriage was delayed/ cancelled

Decision-maker for girl married as minor

Decision-maker for girl whose early marriage was delayed/ cancelled

Total

21

41

25

27

Sex

 Male

10

25

12

12

 Female

11

15

13

14

 Not reported

0

1

0

1

Relationship to girl

 Mother

9

3

6

7

 Father

6

6

3

6

 Husband

0

0

8

0

 Other family

2

3

5

4

 Teacher

1

22

0

0

 Peer

1

2

0

0

 Other

2

5

3

10

Median age (IQR)

38 (30–45)

27 (24–30)

27 (23–41)

39 (34–45)

Occupation

 Teacher

1

21

0

1

 Agricultural work

19

10

13

7

 Housewife

1

0

4

3

 Student

0

3

2

0

 Health carea

0

2

0

3

 Other

0

4

6

12

 Not reported

0

1

0

1

Marital status

 Married

19

23

20

18

 Single

2

16

2

1

 Widowed

0

1

2

0

 Not reported

0

1

1

8

Education level - highest attended

 Noneb

7

6

6

1

 Primary

11

5

3

2

 Secondary

2

1

9

12

 Higher than secondary

1

28

7

11

 Not reported

0

1

0

1

Religion

 Muslim

20

22

3

2

 Protestant

0

3

0

0

 Orthodox

1

15

0

0

 Hindu

0

0

6

15

 Sarna

0

0

16

9

 Santalli

0

0

0

0

 Not reported

0

1

0

1

  1. Numbers reported are sample sizes unless noted otherwise. IQR = interquartile range
  2. aHealth care includes Health Extension Workers, health workers and rural medical practitioners
  3. bIncludes respondents for whom education level was noted as “illiterate”