TABLE 4. Characteristics of Women Seeking IUD Removal Services (N=165).
| No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Region | No. of previous pregnancies | ||
| Oromia | 63 (38.2) | 0 | 23 (13.9) |
| Tigray | 30 (27.9) | 1 | 36 (21.8) |
| Amhara | 46 (18.2) | 2–4 | 71 (43.0) |
| SNNPR | 26 (15.8) | >4 | 27 (16.4) |
| Residence | Missing | 8 (4.8) | |
| Rural | 87 (52.7) | Mean (SD) | 2.6 (2.3) |
| Urban | 78 (47.3) | Ever given birtha | |
| Marital status | Yes | 130 (91.5) | |
| Married/living together | 140 (84.8) | No | 5 (3.5) |
| Never married | 10 (6.1) | Missing | 7 (4.9) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 5 (3.0) | No. of living childrenb | |
| Missing | 10 (6.1) | 1 | 36 (27.7) |
| Religion | 2–4 | 72 (55.4) | |
| Orthodox | 106 (64.2) | >4 | 22 (16.9) |
| Protestant | 27 (16.4) | Mean (SD) | 2.9 (1.9) |
| Muslim | 22 (13.3) | Duration of IUD use, months | |
| Catholic | 2 (1.2) | <6 | 32 (19.4) |
| Missing | 8 (4.8) | 6–12 | 18 (10.9) |
| Educational level | 13–24 | 29 (17.6) | |
| No education | 61 (37.0) | 25–36 | 23 (13.9) |
| Primary | 47 (28.5) | 37–60 | 22 (13.3) |
| Secondary | 34 (20.6) | 61–84 | 12 (7.3) |
| More than secondary | 16 (9.7) | >84 | 10 (6.1) |
| Missing | 7 (4.2) | Missing | 19 (11.5) |
| Age | Mean (SD) | 30.5 (31.3) | |
| <20 | 9 (5.5) | ||
| 20–24 | 34 (20.6) | ||
| 25–29 | 49 (29.7) | ||
| 30–34 | 32 (19.4) | ||
| >34 | 34 (20.6) | ||
| Missing | 7 (4.2) | ||
| Mean (SD) | 28.5 (6.7) |
Abbreviations: IUD, intrauterine device; SD, standard deviation; SNNPR, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region.
a
Denominator is 142 women who had previously been pregnant.
b
Denominator is 130 women who had ever given birth.