Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of study participants in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 1216)

Age group (years)

 15–24

95 (31)

211 (69)

306 (25.16%)

 25–34

243 (30)

563 (70)

806 (66.28%)

 ≥ 35

30 (28.8)

74 (71.2)

104 (8.55%)

Marital status

 Married

356 (30.6)

808 (69.4)

1164 (95.72%)

 Single/divorced/separated/widowed

12 (23)

40 (77)

52 (4.28%)

Religion

 Orthodox

314 (30.7)

709 (69.3)

1023 (84.12%)

 Muslim

50 (28)

128 (72)

178 (14.64%)

 Protestant

4 (26.7)

11 (73.3)

15 (1.23%)

Ethnicity

 Amhara

352 (29.8)

831 (70.2)

1183 (97.29%)

 Others

16 (48.5)

17 (51.5)

33 (2.71%)

Family size

 1–2

142 (31)

314 (69)

456 (37.50%)

 3–4

157 (28)

404 (72)

561 (46.13%)

 ≥ 5

69 (34.7)

130 (65.3)

199 (16.37%)

The education level of respondents

 No formal education

102 (42)

140 (58)

242 (19.90%)

 Primary education (1–8)

63 (28.3)

160 (71.7)

223 (18.34%)

 Secondary education (9–12)

133 (30)

309 (70)

442 (36.35%)

 Tertiary education (above 12)

70 (22.7)

239 (77.3)

309 (25.41)

The education level of husbands

 No formal education

99 (38.8)

156 (61.2)

255 (20.97%)

 Primary education (1–8)

63 (33)

126 (67)

189 (15.54%)

 Secondary education (9–12)

117 (31)

259 (69)

376 (30.92%)

 Tertiary education (above 12)

89 (22)

307 (78)

396 (32.57%)

Occupation

 Housewife

230 (34.2)

442 (65.8)

672 (55.26%)

 Employed in any organization

75 (28.4)

190 (71.6)

264 (21.79%)

 Private business

30 (19.5)

124 (80.5)

154 (12.66%)

 Daily-laborer

20 (32.7)

41 (67.3)

61 (5.02%)

 Others

13 (20.3)

51 (79.7)

64 (5.26%)

Household wealth index

 Poorest

80 (32.6)

165 (67.4)

245 (20.15%)

 Poor

76 (30.5)

173 (69.5)

249 (20.48)

 Middle

65 (24.2)

203 (75.8)

268 (22.04)

 Rich

71 (33)

143 (67)

214 (17.60%)

 Richest

76 (31.6)

164 (68.4)

240 (19.74%)