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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of female students, Mizan-Tepi University, south west Ethiopia, March, 2014 (n = 489)

From: Factors associated with utilization of emergency contraception among female students in Mizan-Tepi University, South West Ethiopia

Variables

Number

Percent

Age category

 15–19

154

31.5

 20–24

323

66.1

 25–29

9

1.8

 ≥30

3

0.6

Year of study

 First year

134

27.4

 Second year

126

25.8

 Third year

169

34.6

 Fourth year

52

10.6

 Fifth year

8

1.6

Field of study

 None health sciences

431

88.1

 Health sciences

58

11.9

Marital status

 Single

448

91.6

 Married

38

7.8

 Divorced

3

0.6

Religion

 Orthodox

250

51.2

 Protestant

141

28.8

 Muslim

67

13.7

 Catholic

21

4.3

 Othersa

10

2.0

Ethnicity

 Amhara

193

39.5

 Oromo

174

35.6

 Tigrie

46

9.4

 Wolita

29

5.9

 Gurage

25

5.1

 Othersb

22

4.5

  1. aOther ethnic group refers to Keffa, Dawro, Silte, Sidama and Bench
  2. bOther religious group refers to Adventist and Jehovah