Table 1 Characteristics of women included in the analysis, Kersa HDSS, Ethiopia October 2012)
Variable | Number (%) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | <20 years | 71 | 7.6 |
20–24.9 | 248 | 26.5 | |
25–34.9 | 489 | 52.2 | |
35 and above | 129 | 13.8 | |
Residence | Rural Town | 47 | 5.0 |
Rural | 890 | 95.0 | |
Religion | Muslim | 919 | 98.1 |
Christian | 18 | 1.9 | |
Maternal Education | Educated | 158 | 16.9 |
Only read/Read and write | 25 | 2.7 | |
Illiterate | 754 | 80.5 | |
Partners Education | Educated | 271 | 28.9 |
Only read/Read and write | 82 | 8.8 | |
Illiterate | 563 | 60.1 | |
Un known | 21 | 2.2 | |
Maternal occupation | House wife | 860 | 91.8 |
Student | 29 | 3.1 | |
Farmer | 15 | 1.6 | |
Other | 33 | 3.5 | |
Average family monthly income in Ethiopian Birr | <500 | 364 | 38.8 |
500–999.9 | 404 | 43.1 | |
1000–1499.9 | 104 | 11.1 | |
1500 and above | 65 | 6.9 | |
Access to Media(TV/Radio) | Yes | 481 | 51.3 |
No | 456 | 48.7 | |
History of abortion | Yes | 57 | 6.1 |
No | 867 | 92.5 | |
I don’t know | 13 | 1.4 | |
Numbers of child alive | No child | 111 | 11.8 |
One to four children | 506 | 54.0 | |
Five and above children | 320 | 34.2 | |
Heard about contraceptive | Yes | 815 | 87 |
No | 122 | 13 | |
Used modern contraceptive | Yes | 383 | 40.9 |
No | 554 | 59.1 | |
Method used before pregnancy | Injectable contraceptive | 270 | 70.5 |
Oral contraceptive | 66 | 17.23 | |
Implant | 41 | 10.71 | |
IUCD | 5 | 1.31 | |
VSC | 1 | 0.26 |