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Table 1 Respondent information

From: Stressful life experience of the first married women in polygamous families in Gedeo zone, South Ethiopia: a qualitative study, 2021

Demographic characteristics

Category

Number of participants (13)

Percentage (%)

Age

20–24

2

15.4

25–29

3

23

30–34

2

15.4

35–39

2

15.4

40–44

1

7.6

45–49

2

15.4

 ≥ 50

1

7.6

Religion

Orthodox

4

30.7

Protestant

9

69.3

Ethnicity

Gedeo

8

61.5

Oromo

3

23

Amhara

2

15.4

Occupational status

House wife

9

69.2

Governmental

1

7.7

Non-governmental

3

23

Educational status

Unable to write and read

8

61.5

Primary and secondary

4

30.7

College and above

1

7.7

Family size

< 3

3

23

3–6

4

30.7

> 6

6

46.1

Number of co-wives

One co-wife

6

46.1

Three co-wives

3

23

Four co-wives

4

30.7

Income

< 2500 ETB

8

61.5

> 2500 ETB

5

38.5

Residence

Rural

9

69.3

Urban

4

30.7