Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of study participants in Central Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

Age

18–24

170

12.24

25–34

855

61.56

35 and above

364

26.21

Educational status of the respondents

Unable to read and write

1,105

79.55

Elementary/Primary

210

15.12

Secondary school and above

74

5.33

Marital status

Currently Married

1,254

90.28

Currently not Married

135

9.72

Family size

Less than 5

532

38.30

5 and above

857

61.70

Educational status of the husbands (n = 1,254)

Unable to read and write

767

55.22

Elementary

469

33.77

Secondary school and above

18

1.30

Parity/number of child birth

Less than or equal to two

309

22.25

3–4

644

46.36

Greater than or equal to 5

436

31.39