Correlates of Harmful Traditional Practices: The Case of Women in Ethiopia Path
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2009-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study attempts to identify the correlates of harm/iii traditional practices on Elhiol'ian
women and to assess the predictive validity of some selected variables such as age, region.
place of residence, educational level, ethnicity, religion, Fequency of reading news pOIJer
or magazine, Fequency of watching TV, .Fequency of listening radio. weallh index.
knowledge and allitude an harm/iii traditional practices. In this study, the dala colieeled by
Central Statistical Agency (CSA) for the 2005 Demographic and [{eailh Survey (DIIS)
were used. The study consists of 14,070 randomly selected women in Elhiopio.
Preliminary analysis is carried out through bivariate analysis. Then combined elkel ollhe
variables is analyzed using logislic and probit regression models. The resull shows Ihol
age, region, educational level, religion, place of residence, wealth index. ethnicil)!, and
attitude on harmjiil traditional practices are significanl correlates of harln/it! Imdil ional
practices. In order to decrease or discontinue harm/iii traditional praC/ices like Ielnale
circumcision and marriage by abduction, strategies should be designed in a such way IhCil
would focus on and address the most important correlates identified inlhis stud),
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Correlates of Harmful Traditional Practices