Current intimate partner violence and associated factors among sero-positive women attending Adama town ART Clinics, Central Ethiopia 2019

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of sero-positive women’s attending Adama town ART clinics, Central Ethiopia, 2019 G.C (n = 396)

Characteristics	Category	Frequency (n = 396)	Percentage (%)
Age	15–24	39	9.9
	25–34	190	48.0
	35–44	136	34.3
	≥ 45	31	7.8
Religion	Orthodox	226	57.1
	Muslim	81	20.4
	Protestant	57	14.4
	Catholic	24	6.1
	Other^a	8	2.0
Ethnicity	Oromo	217	54.8
	Amhara	104	26.3
	Gurage	40	10.1
	Tigre	32	8.1
	Other^a	3	0.8
Marital Status	Married	226	57.1
	Cohabiting	85	21.5
	Regular partner & living apart	66	16.7
	Divorced	19	4.8
Respondent Education	No education	181	45.7
	Primary	125	31.6
	Secondary	69	17.4
	Tertiary & above	21	5.3
Respondent occupation	Gov’t employees	56	14.1
	Merchant	99	25.0
	Day laborer	95	24.0
	Farmer	30	7.6
	Housewife	116	29.3
Partner-education	No formal Education	85	21.5
	Primary	131	33.1
	Secondary	111	28.0
	Tertiary & above	69	17.4
Partner occupation	Unemployed	125	31.6
	Farmer	46	11.6
	Merchant	89	22.5
	Gov’t employees	139	34.3
Dowry/ bride price paid	Yes	139	56.7
Dowry/ bride price paid	No	106	43.3

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