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Table 1 Background characteristics of study participants in a study of magnitude and associated factors of IPV among youth women in Ethiopia based on 2016 EDHS

From: Magnitude and associated factors of intimate partner violence among youth women in Ethiopia: multilevel analysis based on 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey

Variables

Category

Weighted frequency

Percentage (100%)

Age

15–19

290

26.96

20–24

787

73.04

Religion

Orthodox

438

40.67

Muslim

398

36.91

Protestant

203

18.86

Others

38

3.56

Currently marital status

Married

927

86.11

Unmarried

150

13.89

Youth education status

No formal education

352

32.71

Primary education

575

53.42

Secondary and above

150

13.87

Husband/partner’s education

No formal education

308

32.23

Primary education

459

48.05

Secondary and above

188

19.72

Youth’s occupation

Unemployed

589

54.65

Employee

488

45.35

Husband/partner occupation

Unemployed

71

7.46

Employee

884

92.54

Wealth index

Poor

505

46.94

Middle

189

17.53

Riche

383

35.53

Partner/husband drinking alcohol

No

755

70.09

Yes

322

29.91

Respondent afraid of partner

No

444

41.18

Yes

633

58.82

Youth women’s decision making autonomy

Lower

286

30.12

Higher

662

69.88

Youth women acceptance of WB

Unacceptance

349

32.43

Acceptance

728

67.57

Witnessed inter-parental violence

No

798

74.12

Yes

279

25.88

Media exposure

Unexposed

707

65.66

Exposed

370

34.34

Community level variables

Residency

Urban

162

15.03

Rural

915

84.93

Region

Metropolis

38

3.53

Large centrals

967

89.76

Small peripherals

72

6.71

Community level media exposure

Low

417

38.71

High

660

61.29

Community level of poverty

Low

374

34.68

High

703

65.32

Community level of youth women’s education

Low

116

10.77

High

961

89.23

Community level of youth women WB acceptance

Low

440

40.81

High

637

59.19

  1. NB: WB wife beating