Variables Frequency Percent Occupation (n=550) House wife 527 95.8 Merchant 14 2.5 Religion of the respondents(550)     Protestants 476 86.5 Others 74 13.5 Gov’t employee 9 1.5 Husband occupation(n=548)     Farmer 492 89.8 Gov’t &private employee 27 4.9 Merchant 25 4.6 Daily laborer 4 0.5 Respondent’s educational level (n=550)     Secondary and higher 177 32.2 Primary 272 49.5 No formal education 101 18.4 Husband’s educational status(n=548)     Secondary and higher 263 48 Primary 239 43.4 No formal education 46 8.4

Table 1: Socio demographic characteristics of the respondents in Loka Abaya district, Sidama Zone, Southeast Ethiopia, and April 2014.