Psychographic predictors of intention to use cervical cancer screening services among women attending maternal and child health services in Southern Ethiopia: the theory of planned behavior (TPB) perspective

Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in Yirgalem town, Ethiopia 2017 (n = 402)

Variables	Categories	Frequencies	Percent
Age in Years	30–34	150	37.3
	35–39	131	32.6
	40–44	94	23.4
	45–49	27	6.7
Religion	Protestant	278	69.2
	Orthodox	66	16.4
	Muslim	33	8.2
	Catholic	25	6.2
Ethnicity	Sidama	288	71.6
	Amahara	42	10.4
	Oromo	29	7.2
	Gurage	17	4.2
	Wolayita	14	3.5
	Silte	12	3
Marital status	Married	362	90.0
	Widowed	21	5.2
	Single	13	3.2
	Divorced	6	1.5
Occupation	Housewife	185	46
	Self	129	32.1
	Governmental	88	21.9
Monthly income	< 500	77	19.2
	500–999	94	23.4
	> 1000	231	57.5
Educational status	uneducated	60	14.9
	Primary	191	47.5
	Secondary and above	151	37.6

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