Table 1 Background characteristics of reproductive-age women with disabilities in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 535)
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 18–24 | 176 | 32.9 |
25–34 | 134 | 25.0 | |
35–49 | 225 | 42.1 | |
Educational level | Unable to read and write | 292 | 54.6 |
Able to read and/or write | 49 | 9.2 | |
Elementary (1–8 grades) | 107 | 20.0 | |
High school (9–12 grades) | 50 | 9.3 | |
College and above | 37 | 6.9 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 469 | 87.7 |
Muslim | 66 | 12.3 | |
Resident | Urban | 173 | 32.3 |
Rural | 362 | 67.7 | |
Current employment | Housewife | 177 | 33.1 |
Governmental Employee | 19 | 3.6 | |
Merchant/Private business | 77 | 14.4 | |
Regularly beg from others | 87 | 16.3 | |
Student | 105 | 19.6 | |
Get supported from family members | 48 | 9 | |
Daily laborer | 22 | 4.1 | |
Current sexual relationship status | Married | 129 | 24.1 |
Cohabitant or boyfriend | 56 | 10.5 | |
Widowed | 116 | 21.7 | |
Single | 32 | 6.0 | |
Divorced | 202 | 37.8 | |
Sexual partner educational level (N = 185) | Unable to read and write | 63 | 34.05 |
Able to read and/or write | 43 | 23.24 | |
Elementary (1–8 grades) | 26 | 14.05 | |
High school (9–12 grades) | 20 | 10.81 | |
College and above | 33 | 17.85 | |
Sexual partner occupation (N = 185) | Farmer | 92 | 49.72 |
Merchant/private business | 29 | 15.68 | |
Governmental employee | 23 | 12.44 | |
Student | 24 | 13 | |
Daily laborer | 17 | 9.16 | |
Household size | Fewer than three | 216 | 40.4 |
Greater or equal to three | 319 | 59.6 | |
Number of alive children (birthed, adopted and stepchildren) | No child | 241 | 45.0 |
one child | 93 | 17.4 | |
two children | 75 | 14.0 | |
Three and above | 126 | 23.6 |