Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women utilizing short acting family planning service in health institutions, Axum town, northern Ethiopia, March, 2016 (n = 384)
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | ||
18–24 | 87 | 22.7 |
25–34 | 176 | 45.8 |
≥ 35 | 121 | 31.5 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 370 | 96.4 |
Muslim | 14 | 3.6 |
Household size | ||
1–4 | 259 | 67.4 |
5–10 | 125 | 32.6 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 358 | 93.2 |
Single | 26 | 6.8 |
Mothers’ education | ||
No formal education | 65 | 16.9 |
Primary school | 81 | 21.1 |
Secondary school | 141 | 36.7 |
Post secondary | 97 | 25.3 |
Mothers’ occupation | ||
House wife | 190 | 49.5 |
Private business | 56 | 14.6 |
Employed | 93 | 24.2 |
Unemployed | 45 | 11.7 |