Extended postpartum intimate partner violence and its associated factors: community-based cross-sectional study design

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 555)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Maternal age	17–23	104	18.80
	24–29	238	42.90
	30–35	134	24.10
	≥ 36	79	14.20
Religion	Orthodox	245	44.10
	Protestant	217	39.10
	Muslim	87	15.70
	Others^*	6	1.10
Ethnicity	Gamo	271	48.80
	Gofa	97	17.50
	Amhara	104	18.70
	Oromo	58	10.50
	Others**	25	4.50
Maternal Occupation	House wife	233	42.00
	Merchant	129	23.20
	Government employ	117	21.10
	Daily worker	34	6.20
	Student	36	6.50
	Others***	6	1.10
Husband Occupation	Merchant	279	50.30
	Government employ	186	33.50
	Daily worker	53	9.50
	Others***	37	6.70
Maternal educational status	No formal education	70	12.60
	Primary education	209	37.70
	Secondary education	123	22.10
	Diploma and above	153	27.60
Husband educational status	No formal education	40	7.20
	Primary education	171	30.80
	Secondary education	202	36.40
	Diploma and above	142	25.60
With whom the mother lives currently	With husband	522	94.10
With whom the mother lives currently	Others****	33	5.90
Who select your current husband	My self	148	26.70
	Love marriage	203	36.60
	Family	91	16.40
	Friends	113	20.30

Footnote- *: Catholic; **: Derashe, Gurage, Konso, Silte and Wolayita, ***: non-government work, fisher, farmer; ****: husband family, self-family, her sister, grandmother

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