Table 1 Characteristics and percentage distribution of women of childbearing age 15–49, accepting attitude of IPV by selected characteristics using 2011 EDHS, Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Unweighted | Weighted | |
Women's education | ||
No education | 8201 (50.11) | 8303 (50.83) |
Primary | 5807 (35.48) | 6211 (38.02) |
Secondary and above | 2358 (14.41) | 1820 (11.15) |
Women's age | ||
15–24 | 6778 (41.42) | 6846 (41.91) |
25–34 | 5246 (32.05) | 5156 (31.57) |
35–49 | 4342 (26.53) | 4332 (26.52) |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 6929 (42.71) | 7745 (47.82) |
Muslim | 6107 (37.64) | 4542 (28.04) |
Others | 3189 (19.65) | 3910 (24.14) |
Currently pregnant | ||
No | 15,095 (92.23) | 15,138 (92.67) |
Yes | 1271 (7.77) | 1196 (7.33) |
Age at first sex | ||
No sex before | 3896 (23.83) | 4085 (25.04) |
< 15 | 3175 (19.42) | 3515 (21.54) |
15–17 | 4936 (30.19) | 4702 (28.82) |
18 and above | 4343 (26.56) | 4012 (24.60) |
Women empowerment | ||
Underpowered | 1028 (10.33) | 883 (8.76) |
Partially empowered | 4131 (41.52) | 4187 (41.50) |
Fully empowered | 4791 (48.15) | 5018 (49.74) |
Women has occupation | ||
No | 7912 (48.80) | 6919 (42.67) |
Yes | 8301 (51.20) | 9296 (57.33) |
Number of living children | ||
No child | 5686 (34.74) | 5607 (34.32) |
1–3 | 5931 (36.24) | 5702 (34.92) |
4–6 | 3572 (21.83) | 3646 (22.32) |
7 and above | 1177 (7.19) | 1379 (8.44) |
Partner education level | ||
No education | 5856 (49.45) | 5901 (49.94) |
Primary | 4072 (34.39) | 4560 (38.59) |
Secondary and above | 1914 (16.16) | 1355 (11.47) |
Partner age | ||
15–24 | 612 (6.06) | 648 (6.37) |
25–34 | 3339 (33.09) | 3339 (32.82) |
35–49 | 4259 (42.21) | 4268 (41.95) |
50 and above | 1881 (18.64) | 1919 (18.86) |
Education difference | ||
The same | 5621 (47.49) | 5661 (47.91) |
Less than him | 4674 (39.49) | 4629 (39.19) |
Greater than him | 1541 (13.02) | 1524 (12.90) |
House owning | ||
No | 7398 (45.23) | 6931 (42.47) |
Yes | 8957 (54.77) | 9389 (57.53) |
Wealth index | ||
Poor | 6063 (37.05) | 5970 (36.55) |
Middle | 2251 (13.75) | 3009 (18.42) |
Rich | 8052 (49.20) | 7355 (45.03) |
Family system | ||
Monogamous | 8777 (87.07) | 9080 (89.48) |
Polygamous | 1303 (12.93) | 1068 (10.52) |
Perceived existence of law against IPV | ||
No | 8632 (52.77) | 8315 (50.92) |
Yes | 7727 (47.23) | 8014 (49.08) |
Literacy | ||
Illiterate | 11,491 (70.41) | 11,747 (72.19) |
Literate | 4829 (29.59) | 4526 (27.81) |
Community mass media exposure | ||
Low | 312 (52.35) | 268 (46.59) |
High | 284 (47.65) | 308 (53.41) |
Community residence | ||
Urban | 184 (30.87) | 135 (23.47) |
Rural | 412 (69.13) | 441 (76.53) |
Community region | ||
City administration | 96 (16.11) | 31 (5.32) |
State region | 500 ( 83.89) | 546 (94.68) |
Community poverty | ||
Low | 286 (47.99) | 259 (44.99) |
High | 310 (52.01) | 317 (55.01) |
Community literacy | ||
Low | 313 (52.52) | 297 (51.60) |
High | 283 (47.48) | 279 (48.40) |
IPV justified | ||
No | 5662 (34.60) | 5032 (30.81) |
Yes | 10,704 (65.40) | 11,302 (69.19) |