Skip to main content

Table 1 Sexual violence vs sociodemographic characteristics of female employees of MU, 2018 (n = 356)

From: Factors associated with sexual violence among female administrative staff of Mekelle University, North Ethiopia

Variable

Sexual violence

Yes

No

Freq.

Percent

Freq.

Percent

Age in years

 15–25

39

11.0

50

14.0

 26–35

96

27.0

78

21.9

 36–45

42

11.8

46

12.9

 > 45

3

0.8

2

0.5

Marital status

 Single

59

16.6

65

18.3

 Married

80

22.5

91

25.6

 Divorced

31

8.7

16

4.5

 Widowed

10

2.8

4

1.1

 Ethnicity

 Tigraway

160

44.9

157

44.1

 Amhara

16

4.5

13

3.7

 Others*

4

1.2

6

1.7

Religion

 Orthodox

123

34.6

147

41.3

 Muslim

27

7.6

15

4.2

 Others**

30

8.4

14

3.9

Educational status

 Primary education (1–8 grade)

25

7.0

15

2.8

 Secondary education

47

13.2

35

9.8

 Diploma and certificate

71

19.9

54

15.2

 Degree and above

37

10.4

72

20.2

Residence

 Urban

180

50.2

176

49.4

Occupation

 Secretary

21

5.9

21

5.9

 Receptionist

20

5.6

11

3.1

 Runner

49

13.8

30

8.4

 Library

19

5.3

18

5.1

 Procter

32

9.0

29

8.1

 Laundry

11

3.1

31

8.7

 Registrar

19

5.3

17

4.8

 Others****

9

2.5

19

5.3

Position at work

 Office manager

14

7.1

20

10.2

 Coordinator

15

7.6

16

8.1

 Customer officer

46

23.4

28

14.2

 Department head

4

2.0

6

3.0

 Others***

27

13.7

21

10.7

Monthly income in Birr

 500–1500

100

28.1

115

32.3

 1501–2500

61

17.1

42

11.8

 2501–3500

16

4.5

17

4.8

 > 3500

3

0.8

2

0.6

  1. *Afar, Erob; **Christian: Catholic, Protestant; ***immediate supervisors of different workplaces; ****cleaner, guard, administrative works such as accountant, human resource