Level and Correlates of Unmet Need of Contraception among Women in Extended Postpartum in Northern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of women in extended postpartum period, in Tahtay Koraro Woreda, Ethiopia, 2014. (N=409).

Variables		Frequency	Percent (%)
Maternal age	15-19	49	12
	20-24	115	28.1
	25-29	106	25.9
	30-34	71	17.4
	35 and above	68	16.6
Maternal residence	Urban	135	33
	Rural	274	67
Maternal religion	Orthodox	377	92.2
	Muslim	32	7.8
Maternal education	No education	176	43
	Primary	143	35
	Secondary and above	90	22
Maternal occupation	Housewife	112	27.4
	Farmer	241	58.9
	Merchant	36	8.8
	Others	20	4.9
Husband's education	No education	105	25.7
	Informal education	28	6.8
	Primary	156	38.1
	Secondary and above	112	27.4
	Others (Unknown)	8	2.0
Husband's occupation	Farmer	245	59.9
	Government employee	41	10
	Merchant	53	13
	Daily laborer	70	17.1
Household monthly income	Low income (663 and below EBR)	207	50.6
	High income (>663 EBR)	202	49.4

( = students, government employee and daily laborer).