Correlates Of Harmful Traditional Practices The Case Of Women In Ethiopia Path

This study attempts to identify the correlates of harm/iii traditional practices on Elhiol'ianrnwomen and to assess the predictive validity of some selected variables such as age, region.rnplace of residence, educational level, ethnicity, religion, Fequency of reading news pOIJerrnor magazine, Fequency of watching TV, .Fequency of listening radio. weallh index.rnknowledge and allitude an harm/iii traditional practices. In this study, the dala colieeled byrnCentral Statistical Agency (CSA) for the 2005 Demographic and [{eailh Survey (DIIS)rnwere used. The study consists of 14,070 randomly selected women in Elhiopio.rnPreliminary analysis is carried out through bivariate analysis. Then combined elkel ollhernvariables is analyzed using logislic and probit regression models. The resull shows Iholrnage, region, educational level, religion, place of residence, wealth index. ethnicil)!, andrnattitude on harmjiil traditional practices are significanl correlates of harln/it! Imdil ionalrnpractices. In order to decrease or discontinue harm/iii traditional praC/ices like Ielnalerncircumcision and marriage by abduction, strategies should be designed in a such way IhCilrnwould focus on and address the most important correlates identified inlhis stud),

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