Utilization and determinants of long term and permanent contraceptive methods among married reproductive age women at Janamora district, northwest Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics of married reproductive age women at Janamora district, North Gondar, northwest Ethiopia, 2018

Variable	Category	Number	Percent
Age of married women (n = 730)	18–24	252	34.5
	25–34	350	47.9
	35–44	120	16.4
	45–49	8	1.1
Religion	Orthodox Christian	712	97.5
Religion	Muslim	18	2.5
Educational status	Cannot read and write	354	48.5
	Primary	172	23.6
	Secondary and above	204	27.9
Ethnicity	Amhara	720	98.6
Ethnicity	Others^a	10	1.4
Monthly income	≤ 22 USD	83	11.4
	23–43USD	344	47.1
	44–54USD	77	10.5
	55–72USD	28	38
	> 72USD	198	27.1
Occupational status of the husband	Government employee	189	25.9
	Daily laborer	45	6.2
	Merchant	125	17.1
	Farmer	299	41.0
	Others^b	72	9.9
Occupational status of respondent	Government employee	101	13.8
	Daily laborer	12	1.6
	Housewife	516	70.7
	Merchant	36	4.9
	Student	21	2.9
	Others^c	44	6.0
Have radio or TV	No	565	77.4
Have radio or TV	Yes	165	22.6
History of pregnancy	No	100	13.7
History of pregnancy	Yes	630	86.3
Number of alive children (n = 630)	1–2	394	54
	3–4	169	23.2
	> 4	18	4.3
Future fertility desire (n = 730)	No	306	41.9
Future fertility desire (n = 730)	Yes	424	58.1
Number of desired children	1–2	251	59.2
	3–4	155	36.5
	≥ 4	18	4.3
Reason for future child desire (n = 424)	Have few children	347	81.8
	Need of son	46	10.8
	Need of daughter	29	6.7
	Others^d	2	0.5
Decision maker on fertility (n = 730)	Wife	98	13.4
	Husband	12	1.6
	Jointly	607	83.2
	Others^e	13	1.8

^aOromo and Tigre, ^bcarpenter, traditional textile workers, nongovernmental employee, ^ccoffee and tea sellers, tella sellers, ETB Ethiopian Birr, ^dGods prohibition, ^eGod

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