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Table 1 Socio-demographic distributions of women who gave birth at Bale zone health facilities, Southeast Ethiopia, August 2017

From: Acceptability and factors associated with post-partum IUCD use among women who gave birth at bale zone health facilities, Southeast-Ethiopia

Characteristics

Categories

Number

Percent

Age of respondents (in years)

≤ 20

76

17.7

21–25

127

29.6

26–30

123

28.6

31–35

80

18.7

≥36

23

5.4

Marital status

Married

403

93.9

Single/separated

26

6.1

Religion

Muslim

327

76.2

Orthodox

83

19.3

Protestant

19

4.5

Educational level of women

No Formal Education

199

46.4

Primary Education

102

23.8

Secondary Education

67

15.6

College Education

61

14.2

Educational level of husband

No Formal Education

196

45.7

Primary Education

114

26.6

Secondary Education

58

13.5

College Education

61

14.2

Occupation of women

Housewife

244

56.9

Farmer

62

14.5

Merchant

66

15.4

Employed

57

13.3

Occupation of husband

Farmer

258

60.2

Employed

82

19.2

Merchant

78

18.1

Othersb

11

2.5

Residence

Urban

246

57.4

Rural

183

42.6

  1. b=daily laborers, drivers