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 ().

VariablesCategoryFrequencyPercent

Age20-247013.0
25-2919335.7
30-3419435.9
>358315.4

ResidenceUrban21239.3
Rural32860.7

ReligiousProtestant21239.3
Orthodox32860.7
Muslim7714.3
Others6111.3

EthnicityOromo41176.1
Amhara7814.4
Gurage295.4
Others224.1

Educational levelUnable to read and write17833.0
Only read and write21640.0
Primary school [1–8]427.8
Secondary [9–12]5610.4
College and above488.9

Marital statusSingle9217.0
Married27050.0
Divorced13224.4
Widowed468.5

Mother’s occupationGovernment employee9517.6
Merchant12523.1
Student387.0
Housewife22241.1
Farmer458.3
Daily labor152.8

Husband occupationGovernment14727.2
Merchant12322.8
Student346.3
Farmer23643.7

Family size≤210519.4
2-517532.4
≥626048.1

Monthly income<1000519.4
1000-1000039973.9
≥10,0009016.7

Distance<2 hours18033.3
≥2 hours36066.7

Waqeffata, Catholic, and Atheist; Gambella, Afar, and Tigre.