Desire for birth spacing or limiting and non-use of long acting and permanent contraceptive methods among married women of reproductive age in Aksum Town, North Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of married women of reproductive age in Aksum town, North Ethiopia, 2015, (N = 779)

Characteristics	Number	Percent
Age
15-24	198	25.4
25-34	334	42.9
35-44	215	27.6
≥ 45	32	4.1
Religion
Orthodox	711	91.2
Muslim	66	8.5
Others^a	2	0.3
Educational status
No formal education	174	22.3
Primary	280	36.0
Secondary	229	29.4
Above secondary	96	12.3
Occupation
House wife	492	63.2
Merchant	137	17.6
Employed^b	97	12.4
Daily laborer	36	4.6
Student	17	2.2
Husband’s educational status
No formal education	182	23.4
Primary education	261	33.5
Secondary education	176	22.6
Above secondary education	160	20.5
Husband’s occupational status
Employed^b	260	33.4
Merchant	202	25.9
Daily laborer	197	25.3
Farmer	41	5.3
Private work	37	4.7
Student	30	3.9
Priest	12	1.5
Monthly family income
≤ 500 ETB	168	21.6
> 500 ETB	611	78.4
Regular media exposure ^c
Yes	674	86.5
No	105	13.5
Visited and given health education on FP by HEWs
Yes	123	15.8
No	656	84.2

1 USD = 20.95 ETB,^a = protestant, catholic, ^b = both governmental and nongovernmental, ^c = listen to radio and/or watch TV at least once per week

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