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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of undergraduate female students of AAU, Ethiopia, March, 2010(n = 368)

From: Assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice of emergency contraception: a cross- sectional study among Ethiopian undergraduate female students

Variable

Number

Percentage

Age

  

17-20

210

57.0

20-23

136

37.0

23-26

15

4.1

26-29

7

1.9

Religion

  

Orthodox

232

63.0

Muslim

49

13.3

Protestant

79

21.5

Other(Adventist, Catholic)

8

2.2

Ethnicity

  

Amhara

176

47.8

Oromo

85

23.1

Tigre

44

12.0

Other(Somali, Afar, SNNP)

63

17.1

Marital Status

  

Non- married

339

92.1

Married

29

7.9

Family monthly income

  

< 150

6

1.6

150-1499

199

54.1

> 1500

163

44.3

Mother's educational status 1

  

Can't write and read

51

13.9

Can write and read

85

23.1

Primary School and above(1-8th grade)

231

62.8

Father's educational Status 2

  

Can't write and read

19

5.2

Can write and read

63

17.1

Primary School and above

282

76.6

  1. 1Missing Values: 1(0.33%)
  2. 2Missing Values: 4(1.1%)