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Table 1 Distribution of study participants by their socio-demographic characteristics in Debre Markos town, northwestern Ethiopia, March– April2017 (n = 517)

From: Uptake of pre-cervical cancer screening and associated factors among reproductive age women in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Age

Frequency

Percent

15–24

134

25.9

25–34

228

44.1

35–49

155

30

Ethnicity

 Amhara

495

95.7

 Oromo

11

2.1

 Tigre

9

1.7

 Othersa

2

.4

Religion

 Orthodox

441

85.3

 Muslim

44

8.5

 Protestant

23

4.4

 Catholic

9

1.7

Marital status

 Married

321

62.1

 Single

116

22.4

 Windowed

29

5.6

 Divorced

51

9.9

Education

 Unable to read and write

96

18.6

 Able to read and write

74

14.3

 Primary (1–8)

82

15.9

 Secondary (9–12)

118

22.8

 Collage and above

147

28.4

Occupation

 Merchant

115

22.2

 Housewife

146

28.2

 Governmental employee

140

27.1

 Farming

39

7.5

 Student

50

9.7

 Othersb

27

5.2

Household income

  < 867 ETB

172

33.3

 867–2500 ETB

180

34.8

  > 2500 ETB

165

31.9

  1. aGumuz (n = 1) and Agew (n = 1)
  2. bDaily laborer (n = 22), Waiter, (n = 2) and Commercial sex worker (n = 3)
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