Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of participants among women in reproductive age group attending public hospitals in southwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 400)
| Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| < Mean (30.26 years) | 208 | 52 |
| > Mean (30.26 years) | 192 | 48 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox Christian | 220 | 55.0 |
| Muslim | 133 | 33.3 |
| Catholic | 12 | 3 |
| Protestant | 35 | 8.8 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Oromo | 256 | 64 |
| Amhara | 98 | 24.5 |
| Gurage | 29 | 7.3 |
| Others | 17 | 4.3 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 100 | 25.0 |
| Married | 254 | 63.5 |
| Divorced | 20 | 5.0 |
| Separated | 11 | 2.8 |
| Widowed | 15 | 3.8 |
| Marriage age | ||
| 15–19 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 20–24 | 142 | 35.5 |
| 25–29 | 26 | 6.5 |
| 30–34 | 5 | 1.3 |
| 35–39 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Educational level | ||
| No formal education | 89 | 22.2 |
| Primary education | 104 | 26.0 |
| Secondary education | 112 | 28.0 |
| Above secondary | 95 | 23.8 |
| Occupation | ||
| House wife | 193 | 48.3 |
| Student | 65 | 16.3 |
| Farmer | 9 | 2.3 |
| Merchant | 42 | 10.5 |
| Government employee | 40 | 10.0 |
| Private employee | 51 | 12.8 |
| Monthly Income (Ethiopian Birr) | ||
| ≤ 1000 | 167 | 41.8 |
| 1001–2000 | 129 | 32.3 |
| 2001–3000 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 3001–4000 | 25 | 6.3 |
| 4001–5000 | 25 | 6.3 |