Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2018
From: Status of family planning integration to HIV care in Amhara regional state, Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency (n = 518) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | ||
18–24 | 57 | 11.0 |
25–34 | 344 | 66.4 |
35–49 | 117 | 22.6 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 389 | 75.1 |
Muslim | 110 | 21.2 |
Protestant | 19 | 3.7 |
Marital Status | ||
Single | 30 | 5.8 |
Married | 410 | 79.2 |
Divorced/Separated | 68 | 13.1 |
Widowed | 10 | 1.9 |
Education | ||
Unable to read and write | 113 | 21.8 |
Able to read and write | 72 | 13.9 |
Primary education | 129 | 24.9 |
Secondary education | 111 | 21.4 |
Diploma | 66 | 12.8 |
Degree | 27 | 5.2 |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 253 | 48.8 |
Merchant | 96 | 18.5 |
Government employee | 86 | 16.6 |
Day laborer | 67 | 12.9 |
Commercial Sex Worker | 9 | 1.8 |
Farmer | 7 | 1.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 463 | 89.4 |
Tigre | 28 | 5.4 |
Oromo | 27 | 5.2 |
Monthly family income (*Ethiopian Birr) | ||
0–1500 Birr | 269 | 51.9 |
1501–3000 Birr | 154 | 29.7 |
> 3000 Birr | 95 | 18.4 |
Number of pregnancies | ||
1–2 times | 311 | 60.0 |
3–4 times | 175 | 33.8 |
> 5 times | 32 | 6.2 |
Age of youngest child (months) | ||
2 months | 51 | 9.8 |
3–12 months | 369 | 71.2 |
13–24 months | 98 | 19.0 |