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Table 1 Background characteristics of adolescent girls and young women in Ethiopia, 2016

From: Prevalence and determinants of female genital amputation among adolescent girls and young women in Ethiopia: multilevel analysis

Variables

Categories

Frequency

Percent (%)

Age

15–19

1671

56.4

20–24

1290

43.6

Sex of household head

Male

2200

74.3

Female

761

25.7

Religion

Orthodox

1307

44.14

Muslim

868

29.31

Protestant

710

23.98

Catholic

30

1.02

Traditional

33

1.12

Others

13

0.43

Marital status

Never married

1709

57.73

Married/living with partners

1081

36.5

Divorced/widowed/separated

171

5.77

Residence

Urban

698

23.57

Rural

2263

76.43

Mother’s education

No education

551

18.6

Primary

1650

55.71

Secondary

563

19.02

Higher

197

6.67

Husband’s education

No education

350

32.34

Primary

517

47.86

Secondary

151

14.01

Higher

63

5.79

Occupation status

Not working

1610

54.36

Working

1351

43.64

Age at first marriage

Early (< 18)

850

67.89

Later (> 18)

402

32.11

Wealth index

Poor

1003

33.85

Middle

547

18.48

Rich

1411

47.66

Mass media exposure

No

1451

49.01

Yes

1510

50.99

Region

Tigray

233

7.86

Afar

30

1.0

Amhara

656

22.17

Oromia

1082

36.55

Somalia

89

3.01

Benishangul-Gumuz

29

0.99

SNNP

606

20.47

Gambella

9

0.3

Harari

8

0.25

Addis Ababa

199

6.71

Dire Dewa

20

0.69

Community poverty

Low

1170

39.5

High

1791

60.5

Community media exposure

Low

1444

48.77

High

1517

51.23

Community poor education

Low

1539

51.96

High

1422

48.04