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Table 1 Demographic and socio economic characteristics of husbands in Axum Town, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, 2017, (N = 399)

From: Husbands involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness in Axum town, Tigray region, Ethiopia, 2017

Variables

Category

Frequency

%

Age in year

18–29

82

44.1

30–39

176

24.8

40–49

99

10.5

> = 50

42

20.6

Religion

Orthodox

246

61.7

Muslim

145

36.3

Othersa

8

2.0

Education status

No formal education

56

14

Primary [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]

90

22.6

Secondary [9,10,11,12]

107

26.8

Higher(12+)

146

36.6

Occupation

Merchant

40

10.3

Employed (GO and NGO)

159

39.8

Private employed

157

39.3

Othersb

36

9.0

Monthly income

< 500

27

6.8

500–1000

103

25.8

> 1000

269

67.4

Income earner

Husband only

223

55.9

Wife’s only

13

3.3

Both husband and wife

163

40.9

  1. Othersa:- Catholic & Protestant. Othersb; Daily labor, Farmer & Students. GO; Governmental. NGO; Non Governmental