Prevalence of post partum modern family planning utilization and associated factors among postpartum mothers in Debre Tabor town, North West Ethiopia, 2018

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of postpartum mother at Debre Tabor town, south Gondar zone, North West Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 546)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age	≤ 24	130	23.8
	25–29	246	45.1
	30–34	105	19.2
	≥ 35	65	11.9
Marital status	Married	519	95.1
Marital status	Others^a	27	4.9
Religion	Orthodox	529	96.9
	Muslim	15	2.7
	Others^b	2	0.4
Level of education	No formal education	113	20.7
	Primary	92	16.8
	Secondary	141	25.8
	Tertiary	200	36.6
Occupation	Housewife	331	60.6
	Government and private employed	112	20.5
	Laborer	6	1.1
	Self-employed	61	11.2
	Others^c	36	6.6
Partners educational status (N = 532)	No formal education	101	19.0
	Primary education	71	13.3
	Secondary education	131	24.6
	Tertiary education	229	43
Partners occupation (N = 532)	Gov’t employed and private employed	261	49.1
	Laborer	59	11.1
	Self-employed	186	35
	Others^c	26	4.9

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