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Table 1 Socio- demographic characteristics of women attending Bahir Dar health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

From: Factors associated with utilization of long term family planning methods among women of reproductive age attending Bahir Dar health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Response

Frequency

Percentage

Age (years)

15–19

71

17.5

20–24

145

35.7

25–29

109

26.8

≥ 30

81

20.0

Marital status

Single

56

13.8

Married

331

81.5

Divorced

4

1.0

Widowed

15

3.7

Residences

Urban

246

60.6

Rural

160

39.4

Religion

Orthodox Christian

348

85.7

Muslim

53

13.1

Other

5

1.2

Ethnicity

Amhara

402

99.0

Other

4

1.0

Educational status

No formal education

111

27.3

Primary education

149

36.7

Secondary education

74

18.3

College and university

72

17.7

Availability of health facility at a distances of 5 km

Yes

305

75.1

No

101

24.9

Occupation

Government employed

76

18.7

Housewife

144

35.5

Merchant

90

22.2

Student

56

13.8

Other

40

9.8

Monthly income in Ethiopian Birr

< 1000

44

10.8

1001–2000

50

12.3

2001–3500

112

27.6

3501–5000

72

17.7

> 5000

128

31.5