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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondent (N = 507)

From: Utilization of long acting and permanent contraceptive methods and associated factor among women of reproductive age in west Guji zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Variable

Frequency(number)

Percent

Age of the women

 15–24

182

35.9

 25–34

283

55.8

 35–49

42

8.3

Religion

 Orthodox

142

28

 Muslim

66

13

 Protestant

294

58

 Catholic

5

1

Educational level of women

 Informal

47

9.3

 Grade 1–8

131

25.8

 Grade 9–12

143

28.2

 College and university

40

7.9

 Illiterate

146

28.8

Martial status

 Married

462

91.1

 Single

24

4.7

 Divorced

7

1.4

 Widowed

8

1.6

 Separated

6

1.2

Occupation

 Government employee

189

37.3

 NGO employee

2

0.4

 Private business (merchant)

72

14.2

 Housewife

162

32.0

 Student

40

7.9

 Daily laborer

32

6.3

 Farmer

10

2

Monthly income (ETB)

 < 499

84

16.6

 500–1499

192

37.9

 1500–2499

111

21.9

 2500–3499

84

16.6

 3500–4499

14

2.8

 > 4500

22

4.3

  1. ETB Ethiopian Birr