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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of women seeking abortion services in health institutions of Dessie town, 2018 (n = 784)

From: Utilization and associated factors of emergency contraception among women seeking abortion services in health institutions of Dessie town, North East Ethiopia, 2018

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Age (years)

 13–19

130

16.6

 20–24

285

36.4

 25–29

259

33

 ≥ 30

110

14

Residence

 Urban

621

79.2

 Rural

163

20.8

Marital status

 Single

501

63.9

 Married

283

36.1

 Religion

 Muslim

420

53.6

 Orthodox

344

43.9

 Others

20

2.5

Ethnicity

 Amhara

719

91.7

 Oromo

29

3.7

 Others

36

4.6

Educational status

 No primary education

55

7

 Primary education

180

23

 Secondary education

317

40.4

 Tertiary education

232

29.6

Father’s educational status

 No primary education

480

61.2

 Primary education

105

13.4

 Secondary education

110

14

 Tertiary education

89

11.4

Mother’s educational status

 No primary education

614

78.3

 Primary education

83

10.6

 Secondary education

54

6.9

 Tertiary education

33

4.2

Occupation

 Housewife

134

17

 Merchant

110

14

 Government employed

141

18

 Student

285

36.4

 Servant

86

11

 Commercial sex worker

28

3.6

Living arrangement

 With family

275

35.1

 With spouse

209

26.6

 With peers in a rented house

60

7.7

 Alone

165

21

 Others

75

9.6

Income

 < 500 ETB

317

40.4

 501–1000 ETB

162

20.7

 1001–1500 ETB

72

9.2

 1501–2000 ETB

92

11.7

 Above 2000 ETB

141

18

  1. Others for religion represent Catholic, Protest
  2. Others for ethnicity Tigray, South nations nationalists
  3. Others for living arrangement, with a relative, in campus