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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of women of reproductive age group (15–49) who received abortion care in Bahir Dar Town, October 1 – November 12,015, n = 400

From: Postabortion contraceptive use in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Variables

Postabortion contraceptive

P-value

Yes n (%)

No n (%)

Age

 15–19

47 (15.3%)

13 (14.1%)

0.17

 20–24

126 (40.9%)

37 (40.2%)

 

 25–29

97 (31.5%)

18 (19.5%)

 

 30–34

23 (7.5%)

10 (10.9%)

 

  ≥ 35

15 (4.8%)

14 (15.3%)

 

Marital status

 Married

275 (89.3%)

51 (55.4%)

< 0.000

 Single

33 (10.7%)

41 (44.6%)

 

Educational status

 No formal education

61 (19.4%)

12 (13.9%)

0.198

 Primary school

68 (21.7%)

22 (25.6%)

 

 Secondary school and above

185 (58.9%)

52 (60.5%)

 

Occupational status

 Employed

137 (43.6%)

32 (37.2%)

0.35

 Homemaker

85 (27.1%)

22 (25.6%)

 

 Student

92 (29.3%)

32 (37.2%)

 

Religion

 Orthodox

289 (91.8%)

75 (88.2%)

0.64

 Muslim

23 (7.3%)

8 (9.4%)

 

 Others *

3 (0.9%)

2 (2.4%)

 

Residence

 Urban

233 (74.2%)

61 (71%)

0.37

 Rural

81 (25.8%)

25 (29%)

 

Have children

 Yes

140 (44.6%)

29 (33.7%)

0.27

 No

174 (55.4%)

57 (66.3%)

 
  1. *= Protestant and Catholic