Research Article
Early Marriage and Its Determinants among Married Reproductive Age Group Women in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia: A Multilevel Analysis
Table 2
Cross-tabulation of early marriage with independent variables in Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2016.
| | Variable | Category | Age at first marriage of women | | | ≥18 years old | <18 years old | Total |
| | Residence | Urban | 244 (51.82%) | 227 (48.18%) | 487 | | Rural | 545 (22.58%) | 1,871 (77.42%) | 2,400 | | Religion | Orthodox Christian | 643 (26.74%) | 1,763 (73.26%) | 2,406 | | Muslim | 133 (27.87%) | 345 (72.13%) | 478 | | Other+ | 2 (57.39%) | 1 (42.61%) | 3 | | Ethnicity | Amhara | 750 (26.99%) | 2,028 (73.01%) | 2,778 | | Agew | 7 (18.51%) | 31 (%) | 38 | | Oromo | 18 (29.96%) | 43 (70.04%) | 61 | | Other++ | 3 (33.84%) | 7(66.16%) | 10 | | Who decides the marriage | Myself | 254 (58.30%) | 182 (41.70%) | 436 | | Parents | 519 (21.56%) | 1,886 (78.44%) | 2,405 | | Other relatives/family | 17 (36.62%) | 29 (63.38%) | 46 | | Media exposure | No | 443 (23.46%) | 1,446 (76.54%) | 1,889 | | Yes | 335 (33.59%) | 663 (66.41%) | 998 | | Women’s educational status | No formal education | 409 (21.13%) | 1,529 (78.87%) | 1,938 | | Primary | 195 (29.48%) | 467 (70.52%) | 662 | | Secondary | 103 (59.17%) | 71 (40.83%) | 174 | | Higher | 82 (72.33%) | 31 (27.67%) | 113 | | Husband’s educational status | No formal education | 319 (20.30%) | 1,251 (79.70%) | 1,570 | | Primary | 170 (31.42%) | 370 (68.58%) | 540 | | Secondary | 62 (43.34%) | 82 (56.66%) | 144 | | Higher | 104 (64.83%) | 56 (35.17%) | 160 | | Women’s occupation | Agriculture | 274 (22.96%) | 921 (77.04%) | 1195 | | Professional | 66 (76.21%) | 21 (23.79%) | 87 | | Business | 93 (30.75%) | 211 (69.25%) | 304 | | Daily labor | 61 (31.50%) | 134 (68.50%) | 195 | | No job | 286 (26.45%) | 795 (73.55%) | 1,081 | | Other+++ | 8 (31.85%) | 17 (68.15%) | 25 | | Husband’s occupation | Agriculture | 383 (21.47%) | 1,401 (78.53%) | 1,784 | | Professional | 73 (54.78%) | 61 (45.22%) | 134 | | Business | 82 (45.83%) | 97 (54.17%) | 179 | | Daily labor | 57 (30.66%) | 129 (69.34%) | 186 | | Other+++ | 59 (45.26%) | 71 (54.74%) | 130 | | Wealth index | Poorest | 98 (22.64%) | 336 (77.36%) | 434 | | Poorer | 122 (21.22%) | 455 (78.78%) | 577 | | Middle | 157 (22.69%) | 534 (77.31%) | 691 | | Rich | 192 (29.29%) | 463 (70.71%) | 655 | | Richest | 220 (41.53%) | 310 (58.47%) | 530 |
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Other+: Catholics and protestants; Other++: Argoba and Kimant; Other+++: EDHS 2016 other category.
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