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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of re-visit clients at family planning clinics in public health facilities, Dire Dawa City Administration, 2013 (n = 634)

From: Long-acting family planning method switching among revisit clients of public health facilities in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Socio-demographic characteristics

Frequency

Percent

Age of the women

  

 15–19

62

9.8

 20–24

189

29.8

 25–29

181

28.5

 30–34

127

20.0

 35+

75

11.8

Educational status of the women

  

 Canot read and write

207

32.6

 Primary (1–8 grade)

270

42.6

 Secondary (9–12 grade)

117

18.5

 Diploma and above

40

6.3

Educational status of husband

  

 Canot read and write

120

18.9

 Primary (1–8 grade)

198

31.2

 Secondary (9–12 grade)

213

33.6

 Diploma and above

103

16.3

Religion of the women

  

 Muslim

394

62.1

 Orthodox

208

32.8

 Protestat

29

4.6

 Catholic

3

0.5

Occupation of the women

  

 House wife

366

57.7

 Government employee

77

12.1

 House maid

11

1.7

 Merchant

59

9.3

 Student

42

6.6

 Farmer

35

5.5

 Daily laborer

39

6.1

 Others

5

0.8

Marital Status of the women

  

 Single

36

5.7

 Married

577

91.0

 Divorced

14

2.2

 Widowed

7

1.1