Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and postpartum family planning counseling (PPFP) of ANC attendants at public health facilities of Bahir Dar City administration (N = 823), October 2015 to August 2016
Variables | PPFP counseling at least once during ANC | Total frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||
Age | |||
15–24 years | 81(22.9) | 273 (77.1) | 354 (100.0) |
25-34 years | 101 (23.5) | 328 (76.5) | 429 (100.0) |
≥ 35 years | 5 (12.5) | 35 (87.5 | 40 (100. |
Residence | |||
Urban | 174 (23.9) | 554 (76.1) | 728 (100.0) |
Rural | 13 (13.7) | 82 (86.3) | 95 (100.0) |
Educational status | |||
No formal education | 36 (20.8) | 137 (79.2) | 173 (100.0) |
Primary | 37 (20.7) | 140 (79.1) | 177 (100.0) |
Secondary and above | 114 (24.1) | 359 (75.9) | 473 (100.0) |
Occupation | |||
Farmer | 11 (12.4) | 78 (87.6) | 89 (100.0) |
House wife | 108 (25.5) | 315 (74.5) | 423 (100.0) |
Employeea | 68 (21.9) | 243 (78.1) | 311 (100.0) |
Religion | |||
Orthodox | 175 (23.4) | 573 (76.6) | 748 (100.0) |
Muslim | 12 (16.4) | 61 (83.6) | 73 (100.0) |
Protestant | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 2 (100.0) |
Marital status | |||
Married | 184 (22.7) | 627 (77.3) | 811 (100.0) |
Divorced | 2 (20.0) | 8 (80.0) | 10 (100.0) |
Widowed | 1 (5.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (100.0) |
Ethnicity | |||
Amhara | 179 (22.7) | 609 (77.3) | 788 (100.0) |
Tigre | 6 (24.0) | 19 (26.0) | 25 (100.0) |
Awi | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | 7 (100.0) |
Oromo | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) |
Grand total | 187 (22.7) | 636 (77.3) | 823 (100.0) |