Domestic Violence among Pregnant Mothers in Northwest Ethiopia: Prevalence and Associated Factors

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in Gondar town, 2015 .

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Age
17–19	21	5
20–24	115	27.5
25–29	171	40.9
30+	111	26.6
Current marital status
Single	39	9.3
Married	373	89.2
Divorced/separated	5	1.2
Widowed	1	0.2
Religion
Orthodox Christian	317	75.8
Muslim	71	17
Protestant	30	7.2
Ethnicity
Amhara	374	89.5
Tigre	28	6.7
Oromo	16	3.8
Educational status
Cannot read and write	102	24.4
Primary education	76	18.2
Secondary education	142	34
College and above	98	23.4
Occupational
Governmental	65	15.6
Merchant	113	27
Farmer	30	7.2
Housewife	159	38
Daily laborer	25	6
Unemployed	26	6.2
Residence
Rural	54	12.9
Urban	364	87.1
Social support
High level of social support	66	15.8
Moderate level of social support	329	78.7
Low level of social support	23	5.5