Research Article
Assessment of Violence during COVID-19 among Reproductive Age Women in Arsi Zone, South East Ethiopia
Table 2
Sociodemographic and behavioral factors of partners/nonpartners of women aged 15-49 years old in Arsi Zone, 2021.
| Variables | Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
| Age | 20-30 | 526 (36.1) | 31-40 | 590 (40.5) | 41-50 | 223 (15.3) | >50 | 119 (8.2) |
| Occupation of your partner/nonpartner | Student | 37 (2.5) | Farmer | 177 (12.1) | Employer | 577 (39.6) | Merchant | 333 (22.8) | Others | 334 (22.9) |
| Educational status | Unable to read & write | 48 (3.3) | Read and write | 52 (3.6) | Primary (1–8) | 338 (23.2) | Secondary (9–12) | 509 (34.9) | Tertiary (diploma & above) | 511 (35.0) |
| Drink alcohol | Yes | 343 (23.5) | No | 1115 (76.5) |
| Chew chat | Yes | 226 (15.5) | No | 1232 (84.5) |
| Smoke cigarette | Yes | 76 (5.2) | No | 1382 (94.8) |
| Ever fight (physically aggressive) with other men | Yes | 114 (7.8) | No | 1344 (92.2) |
| Partner’s family involved in decisions | Yes | 157 (10.8) | No | 1301 (89.2) |
| Quarreled with partner’s family | Yes | 143 (9.8) | No | 1315 (90.2) |
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