Table 1.

Distribution of Respondent's’ Background Characteristics Among Childbearing Age Group Women of Jimma Town, Oromia Region, Southwest Ethiopia, 2018

Variables		Response Category	Frequency (N=686)	Percent
Age (years)	15–35		496	72.3
	36–49		190	27.7
Educational status	Secondary education (9–12)		307	44.8
	Primary school (1–8)		169	24.6
	College and above		129	18.8
	No formal Education		81	11.8
Marital status	Married		488	71.1
	Single		73	10.6
	Widowed		62	9.0
	Divorced/separated		63	9.2
Occupation	Employed		318	46.4
	House wife		211	30.8
	Farmer		128	18.7
	Private Business		29	4.2
Family history of breast cancer	Yes		81	11.8
	No		605	88.2
Personal History of breast cancer	Yes		75	10.9
	No		611	89.1
Monthly income	Low income		426	62.1
	Middle income		211	30.8
	High income		49	7.1