Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants interviewed in intervention and control clusters at baseline and final assessments in the Gamo Zone, southern Ethiopia, 2022
Variables | Baseline (727) | Final (617) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Intervention (478) | Comparison (249) | Intervention (427) | Comparison (190) |
Continuous variables | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mean age (SD) | 28.5 (4.7) | 28.0 (3.1)* | 28.9 (4.8) | 28.9 (3.4)* |
Mean age of husband (SD) | 32.6 (5.5) | 32.5 (4.2) * | 33.5 (5.4) | 34.3 (4.6)* |
Categorical variables | Â | |||
Gamo ethnic group, n (%) | 457 (95.8) | 101 (40.4) | 409 (95.7) | 83 (43.6) |
Protestant, n (%) | 333 (69.8) | 210 (84) | 316 (74) | 158 (83) |
Some formal education, n (%) | 120 (25.1) | 103 (41.2) | 88 (20.6) | 75 (39.4) |
First and second quantile household index, n (%) | 235 (49.3) | 56 (22.4) | 223 (52.2) | 24 (12.6) |
Currently living in highland area, n (%) | 277 (58.1) | 33 (13.2) | 236 (55.3) | 25 (13.2) |
Has a job that earns money, n (%) | 23 (4.8) | 42 (16) | 9 (2.1) | 30 (15.7) |
Husband farming, n (%) | 381 (79.8) | 195 (78)* | 360 (84) | 138 (72.6) |
Husband with some formal education, n (%)* | 120 (25.2) | 103 (41.2) | 115 (26.9) | 84 (44.2) |
Two or more living children, n (%) | 272 (57) | 133 (53.2)* | 427 (100) | 190 (100) |