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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the mothers who gave birth in the last 12 months at Injibara town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 400)

From: Factors associated with utilization of modern postpartum family planing methods during the extended postpartum period among mothers who gave birth in the last 12 months at Injibara town, Northwest, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

No. (%)

Maternal age in years

 ≤ 19

22 (5.5)

 20–24

122 (30.5)

 25–29

166 (41.5)

 30–34

59 (14.8)

  ≥ 35

31 (7.7)

Marital status

 Married

386 (96.5)

 Othersa

14 (3.5)

Religion

 Orthodox

324 (810)

 Muslim

49 (12.2)

 Othersb

27 (6.8)

Ethnicity

 Amhara

381 (95.2)

 Othersc

19 (4.8)

Maternal educational level

 Had no formal education

55 (13.7)

 Primary education

119 (29.8)

 Secondary education

116 (29.0)

 Diploma and above

110 (27.5)

Occupation of the mother

 Housewife

214 (53.3)

 Government/NGO employed

79 (19.8)

 Merchant

88 (22.0)

 Othersd

19 (4.9)

Husband education (n = 386)

 Had no formal education

31 (8.0)

 Primary education

73 (19.1)

 Secondary education

148 (38.3)

 Diploma and above

134 (34.7)

Husband occupation (n = 386)

 Government/NGO employed

148 (38.3)

 Self-employed

198 (51.3)

 Daily laborer

26 (6.8)

 Jobseeker

14 (3.6)

Average monthly income of the family

 < 700 Birr

23 (5.8)

 700—2000 Birr

76 (19.0)

 ≥ 2000 Birr

301 (75.2)

  1. aDivorce, Widowed and Single
  2. bProtestant and Catholic
  3. cOromo and Tigre
  4. dStudent and Daily laborer