Factors influencing decision-making power regarding reproductive health and rights among married women in Mettu rural district, south-west, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic variables of married women in the reproductive age group in Mettu Rural District, South-West Ethiopia

Socio-demographic characteristics	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age group (in years)	15–19	10	2.5
	20–24	94	23.2
	25–29	116	28.6
	30–34	97	24.0
	35–39	56	13.8
	40–44	20	4.9
	45–49	12	3.0
Ethnicity	Oromo	329	81.2
	Amara	44	10.9
	Tigre	17	4.2
	Other^a	15	3.7
Religion	Orthodox	126	31.1
	Muslim	117	28.9
	Protestant	145	35.8
	Others^b	17	4.2
Educational status of respondent	no formal education	165	40.7
	primary (1–8)	166	41.0
	secondary and above	74	18.3
Family size	3–4	193	47.7
	5–6	145	35.8
	7 and above	67	16.5
	1- < 5 years	106	26.2
Duration of marriage	5 - < 10 years	95	23.5
Duration of marriage	10 years and above	204	50.4

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