Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants who sought abortion services in health institution of Debre Berhan town, from Sep. 12/2018 to Feb. 12/2019 (n = 345)
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–20 | 49 | 14.2 |
21–25 | 78 | 22.6 |
26–30 | 147 | 42.6 |
31–35 | 41 | 11.9 |
36–40 | 30 | 8.7 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 308 | 89.3 |
Rural | 37 | 10.7 |
Educational status | ||
College diploma and above | 185 | 53.6 |
Elementary | 50 | 14.5 |
Secondary | 110 | 31.9 |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 25 | 7.2 |
Orthodox | 295 | 85.5 |
Protestant | 25 | 7.2 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 265 | 76.8 |
Oromo | 59 | 17.1 |
Tigre | 21 | 6.1 |
Marital status | ||
Divorced | 27 | 7.8 |
Married | 54 | 15.7 |
Single | 264 | 76.5 |
Occupation | ||
Daily laborer | 25 | 7.2 |
Farmer | 25 | 7.2 |
Gov. employee | 46 | 13.3 |
House-made | 25 | 7.2 |
Housewife | 33 | 9.6 |
Merchant | 25 | 7.2 |
Private employee | 36 | 10.4 |
Sex worker | 25 | 7.2 |
Student | 105 | 30.4 |
Own income | ||
No | 164 | 47.5 |
Yes | 181 | 52.5 |