Research Article
Unintended Pregnancy and Associated Factors among Women Who Live in Ilu Gelan District, Western Ethiopia, 2021
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents among pregnant women living Ilu Gelan district, West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia 2021 (
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| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
| Age | 20-24 | 70 | 13.0 | 25-29 | 193 | 35.7 | 30-34 | 194 | 35.9 | >35 | 83 | 15.4 |
| Residence | Urban | 212 | 39.3 | Rural | 328 | 60.7 |
| Religious | Protestant | 212 | 39.3 | Orthodox | 328 | 60.7 | Muslim | 77 | 14.3 | Others | 61 | 11.3 |
| Ethnicity | Oromo | 411 | 76.1 | Amhara | 78 | 14.4 | Gurage | 29 | 5.4 | Others | 22 | 4.1 |
| Educational level | Unable to read and write | 178 | 33.0 | Only read and write | 216 | 40.0 | Primary school [1–8] | 42 | 7.8 | Secondary [9–12] | 56 | 10.4 | College and above | 48 | 8.9 |
| Marital status | Single | 92 | 17.0 | Married | 270 | 50.0 | Divorced | 132 | 24.4 | Widowed | 46 | 8.5 |
| Mother’s occupation | Government employee | 95 | 17.6 | Merchant | 125 | 23.1 | Student | 38 | 7.0 | Housewife | 222 | 41.1 | Farmer | 45 | 8.3 | Daily labor | 15 | 2.8 |
| Husband occupation | Government | 147 | 27.2 | Merchant | 123 | 22.8 | Student | 34 | 6.3 | Farmer | 236 | 43.7 |
| Family size | ≤2 | 105 | 19.4 | 2-5 | 175 | 32.4 | ≥6 | 260 | 48.1 |
| Monthly income | <1000 | 51 | 9.4 | 1000-10000 | 399 | 73.9 | ≥10,000 | 90 | 16.7 |
| Distance | <2 hours | 180 | 33.3 | ≥2 hours | 360 | 66.7 |
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