Help-seeking behaviour and associated factors among women who experienced physical and sexual violence in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women experienced physical and sexual violence in Ethiopia (n = 1540)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age	15–19	143	9.30
	20–24	262	17.03
	25–29	312	20.28
	30–49	823	53.39
Residence	Urban	295	19.18
Residence	Rural	1245	80.82
Religion	Orthodox	740	48.02
	Protestant	333	21.63
	Muslim	425	27.60
	Other	42	2.75
Region	Major	1427	92.67
	Pastoral	13	0.85
	Cities	100	6.48
Educational status	No education	900	58.47
	Primary	460	29.86
	Secondary	120	7.79
	Diploma and above	60	3.88
Occupation	Not working	686	44.51
	Professional	294	19.06
	Agriculture	371	24.09
	Other	190	12.34
Husband education	No education	596	50.50
	Primary	433	36.73
	Secondary	85	7.22
	Higher	53	4.48
	don't know	13	1.08
Husband occupation	Not working	88	7.45
	Professional	231	19.56
	Agriculture	782	66.27
	Unskilled	35	2.96
	Other	44	3.76
Number of live children	0	212	13.76
	1–2	490	31.84
	3–4	384	24.94
	≥ 5	454	29.46
Wealth index	Poorest	309	20.09
	Poorer	266	17.25
	Middle	362	23.49
	Richer	302	19.61
	richest	301	19.56
Media exposure	No	930	60.37
Media exposure	Yes	610	39.63

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