Table 1 Characteristics of housemaids in Kombolcha town, northeast Ethiopia, January to March, 2021 (N = 215)
Variable | Category | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 14–18 | 66(30.70) |
|  | 19–23 | 109(50.70) |
24–35 | 40 (18.60) | |
Religion | Christian | 121(56.28) |
Muslim | 94(43.72) | |
Marital status | Unmarried | 170(79.07) |
Married | 45(20.93) | |
Education status | Unable to read and write | 20(9.30) |
No formal education | 25(11.63) | |
Primary school | 93 (43.25) | |
Secondary school | 66 (30.70) | |
University | 11(5.12) | |
Monthly salary (Ethiopian Birr)a | < 978.28 | 83 (38.60) |
≥ 978.28 | 132 (61.40) | |
Previous residence | Rural | 104 (48.37) |
Urban | 111 (51.63) | |
Work experience | < 1 year | 119 (55.35) |
1–3 years | 72 (33.49) | |
> 3 years | 24 (11.16) | |
Type of agreement with employer | Temporary written contract | 19 (8.84) |
Daily | 26 (12.09) | |
Permanent written contract | 170 (79.07) | |
With whom do you live? | With employer | 182 (84.65) |
With my family | 18 (8.37) | |
Otherb | 15 (6.98) | |
Reason for being a housemaid | Lack of employment opportunities | 154 (71.63) |
Divorced | 30 (13.95) | |
Opposing early marriage | 31 (14.42) |