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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women of reproductive age (18–49 years) in Health facilities of Gondar City, 2018

From: Method shifting from long to short term contraceptives and its associated factors among reproductive age women, northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Age of the women (in year)

 18–24

139

35.6

 25–29

138

35.4

 30–34

51

13.1

 Above 35

62

15.9

 Mean ± SD

27 ± 6.4

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Place of residence

 Urban

315

80.8

 Rural

75

19.2

Educational status

 Uneducated

148

37.9

 Elementary (1–8)

102

26.2

 Secondary (9–12)

98

25.1

 Diploma and above

42

10.8

Marital status

 Married

305

78.2

 Divorced

23

5.9

 Widowed

11

2.7

 Single

51

13.2

Religion

 Orthodox Christian

298

76.4

 Muslim

82

21.1

 Othersa

10

2.5

Ethnicity

 Amhara

299

76.7

 Oromo

91

23.3

Employment status

 Student

77

19.7

 Merchant

53

14.1

 Daily laborer

15

3.5

 House wife

173

44.3

 Government employee

50

12.7

 Farmer

22

5.7

  1. aProtestant, catholic