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Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of HIV positive women attending care at public health facilities at Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014

From: Demand for long acting contraceptive methods among married HIV positive women attending care at public health facilities at Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Frequency

Percentage

Age (in years)

15–24

49

7.5

25–34

388

59.3

35 and above

217

33.2

Religion

Orthodox

559

85.5

Muslim

65

9.9

Protestant

27

4.1

Catholic

3

0.5

Current place of residence

Urban

588

89.9

Rural

66

10.1

Occupation

House wife

247

37.7

Daily laborer

130

19.9

Government employee

127

19.4

Merchant

124

19.0

Othersa

26

4.0

Educational status of women

No formal education

292

44.7

Primary school (1–8)

136

20.8

Secondary school (9–10)

110

16.8

Preparatory, College and above

116

17.7

Educational status of the husband

No formal education

181

27.7

Primary school (1–8)

155

23.7

High school (9–10)

140

21.4

Preparatory, College and above

178

27.2

Family monthly income (US dollar)b

<31.63

175

26.8

31.63–52.64

157

24.0

52.65–131.58

183

28.0

>131.58

139

21.2

Ownership of TV & Radio

Yes

537

82.1

No

117

17.9

Number of children ever born

0–2

480

73.4

3 and above

174

26.6

Number of alive children

0–1

311

47.6

2–3

297

45.4

4 and above

46

7.0

  1. aPrivate employee, farmer, and students
  2. bIncome was classified according to the quartile classification