Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents by method choice in four selected health institutions, Northwest Ethiopia, November, 2009
Variable | Medical | MVA |
|---|---|---|
Age (mean) | 23 ± 4.4 | 23.7 ± 4.8 |
Place of residence* | Â | Â |
Urban | 204(81.3) | 115(72.3) |
Rural | 47(18.7) | 44(27.7) |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Single | 122(48.6) | 71(44.7) |
Married | 119(47.4) | 84(52.8) |
Other | 10(4.0) | 4(2.5) |
Educational level | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 37(14.7) | 35(22.0) |
Primary | 40(15.9) | 31(19.5) |
Secondary and above | 174(69.3) | 93(58.5) |
Religion | Â | Â |
Orthodox | 236(94.0) | 144(90.6) |
Muslim | 10(4.0) | 12(7.5) |
Other | 5(2.0) | 3(1.9) |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
Amhara | 245(97.6) | 153(96.2) |
Oromo | 4(1.6) | 3(1.9) |
Other | 2(.8) | 3(1.9) |