Table 1 Socio-demographic and relationship characteristics of participants, Addis Ababa, 2014 (N = 210)
Background Characteristics | Male Partner n (%) | Female Partner n (%) | Couple n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | |||
 18–25 | 7 (3.3) | 50 (23.8) |  |
 26–35 | 113 (53.8) | 131 (62.4) | |
  ≥ 36 | 90 (42.9) | 29 (13.8) | |
Age gap of couples | |||
 Male younger or same age as women |  |  | 21 (10.0) |
 Male older by 1–5 years | 73 (34.8) | ||
 Male older by 6–10 years | 64 (30.4) | ||
 Male older by more than 10 years | 52 (24.8) | ||
Ethnicity | |||
 Amhara | 77 (36.6) | 78 (37.1) |  |
 Oromo | 48 (22.9) | 46 (21.9) | |
 Tigre | 26 (12.4) | 27 (12.9) | |
 Other | 59 (28.1) | 59 (28.1) | |
Religion | |||
 Orthodox Christian | 129 (61.4) | 128 (61.0) |  |
 Muslim | 55 (26.2) | 56 (26.6) | |
 Other | 26 (12.4) | 26 (12.4) | |
Education | |||
 No formal education | 20 (9.5) | 32 (15.2) |  |
 Primary school | 50 (23.8) | 80 (38.1) | |
 Secondary and above | 140 (66.7) | 98 (46.7) | |
Employment | |||
 Employed | 200 (95.3) | 67 (31.9) |  |
 Unemployed | 10 (4.7) | 143 (68.1) | |
Monthly income (ETBa) | |||
 Low income (</=1000ETB) |  |  | 73 (34.8) |
 Middle income (1001-2000ETB) | 70 (33.3) | ||
 High income (>2000ETB) | 67 (31.9) | ||
 Couples relationship duration |  | ||
 Less or equal to 4 years | 91 (43.3) | ||
 More than 4 years | 119 (56.7) | ||
Relationship type | |||
 Polygamy |  |  | 16 (7.6) |
 Monogamy | 194 (92.4) | ||
Relationship status | |||
 Married with legal certificate |  |  | 98 (46.7) |
 Married without legal certificate | 105 (50.0) | ||
 Cohabiting (not married) | 7 (3.3) | ||
Weekly mass media exposure | |||
 No exposure to all | 15 (7.1) | 31 (14.8) |  |
 Exposed to one type | 40 (19.0) | 77 (36.7) | |
 Exposed to two types | 77 (36.7) | 78 (37.1) | |
 Exposed to all three types | 78 (37.1) | 24 (11.4) | |
Couples’ access to any one of the mass medias at least once a week | |||
 Both partners exposed |  |  | 188 (89.5) |
 Only one partner exposed | 16 (7.6) | ||
 Neither partner exposed | 6 (2.9) | ||
Parity | |||
 one |  | 66 (31.4) |  |
 2–3 | 116 (55.2) | ||
 4 or more | 28 (13.3) | ||
Women’s decision making autonomy | |||
 No involvement in all |  | 12 (5.7) |  |
 Involved in one | 26 (12.4) | ||
 Involved in two | 31 (14.8) | ||
 Involved in three | 43 (20.5) | ||
 Involved in all four | 98 (46.7) | ||
IPV against women | |||
 No |  |  | 52 (24.8) |
 Yes | 158 (75.2) | ||