Violence against housemaids in an Ethiopian town during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Characteristics of current employers of housemaids in Kombolcha Town, Ethiopia, January to March, 2021 (N = 215)

Variable	Category	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Education of current employer	Primary school	18	8.37
	Secondary school	45	20.93
	Diploma or above	101	46.98
	Don’t know	51	23.72
Gender of current employer	Male	67	31.16
	Female	42	19.53
	Both male and female	106	49.30
Occupation of current employer	Merchant	52	24.19
	Government employee	108	50.23
	Private worker	55	25.58
Does current employer you chew chat?	Yes	112	52.09
Does current employer you chew chat?	No	103	47.91
Frequency of chewing chat of current employer (n = 112)	Every day	20	17.86
	Once or twice a week	58	51.79
	1–3 times a month	24	21.43
	Occasionally	10	8.93
Does current employer you drink alcohol?	Yes	63	29.30
Does current employer you drink alcohol?	No	152	70.70
Frequency of drinking alcohol of current employer (n = 63)	Every day	5	8.06
	Once or twice a week	38	61.29
	1–3 times a month	13	20.97
	Less than once a month	6	9.68

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