Prevalence and predictors of implanon utilization among women of reproductive age group in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women in Saesie-Tsaeda Emba and Ofla districts, Northern Ethiopia, May-June, 2014 (n = 524)

Variable	N(%)
Age
15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49	51(9.9) 80(15.6) 101(19.6) 91(17.7) 99(19.3) 56(10.9) 36(7.0)
Educational status
No education Primary Secondary and higher	311(59.4) 127(24.2) 86(16.4)
Marital status
Single Married Divorced Widowed	74(14.1) 301(57.4) 122(23.3) 27(5.2)
Occupation
Farmer Housewife/Student/Unemployed Petty trade^a Daily labor^b Government/private employee	236(45.0) 159(30.3) 70(13.4) 37(7.1) 22(4.2)
Perception on own economic status
Very poor Poor Average Well to do	12(2.3) 86(16.4) 403(76.9) 23(4.4)
Religion
Orthodox Christian Muslim	521(99.4) 3(0.6)
Ethnicity
Tigrawot Other^c	522(99.6) 2(0.4)
Participation in women development groups
No participation Member Development leader	134(25.6) 331(63.2) 59(11.3)
Women’s family graduation as model family
Yes No	322(61.4) 202(38.6)

^aPetty trade: informal trade and of low profit, ^bDaily labor = a labor work paid on daily basis, ^c(Amhara (1), Agewu (1))

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