Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants in Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 858)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age of women | ||
 18–23 | 74 | 8.6 |
 24–29 | 371 | 43.2 |
 30–35 | 319 | 37.2 |
  ≥ 36 | 94 | 11.0 |
Women’s educational level | ||
 Can’t read and write | 50 | 5.9 |
 Can read and write | 55 | 6.4 |
 Primary education | 140 | 16.3 |
 Secondary education | 242 | 28.2 |
 Diploma and above | 371 | 43.2 |
Women’s occupation | ||
 House wife | 381 | 44.4 |
 Merchant | 105 | 12.2 |
 Government employed | 239 | 27.9 |
 Private employed | 99 | 11.5 |
 Student | 34 | 4.0 |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox | 706 | 82.3 |
 Muslim | 107 | 12.5 |
 Others a | 45 | 5.2 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 779 | 90.8 |
 Unmarried | 79 | 9.2 |
Family size | ||
 1–4 | 488 | 56.9 |
  ≥ 5 | 370 | 43.1 |
Media exposure | ||
 Yes | 706 | 82.3 |
 No | 152 | 17.7 |
Have medical problem | ||
 Yes | 86 | 10.0 |
 No | 772 | 90.0 |